The population is shrinking, while it grows in 's-Gravenhage. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Heesterbuurt is €304,000, 21% lower than in 's-Gravenhage (€383,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 36%, against a rise of 34% in 's-Gravenhage. 49% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points more than in 's-Gravenhage (43%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼21% lower than 's-Gravenhage (€383,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
49%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (43%)
Social housing
25%
▼5 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Private rent
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼16 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (14%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (13%)
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼21% lower than 's-Gravenhage (€383,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
49%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (43%)
Social housing
25%
▼5 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Private rent
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼16 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (14%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 36% between 2021 and 2025, to €304,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€304,000▼ 21% below 's-Gravenhage
+36% since 2021
's-Gravenhage +34%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€215 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€215/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
80 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €304,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€106NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Property tax (OZB)€14€27
Costs to set aside€109
Maintenance reserve€102–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, 's-Gravenhage's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 38th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 80 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €304,000.
Levies: 's-Gravenhage's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Heesterbuurt has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Valkenboskwartier.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €304,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Heesterbuurt
304,000
3,678
–
Valkenboskwartier
350,000
6,200
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 49% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied49%
Social housing25%
Private rent25%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
95% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes5%
Multi-family homes95%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
96% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 39% in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Before 194596.4%
1945-19641%
1975-19911%
1992-20051.4%
2006-20150.2%
Explanation
Based on 3,685 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the 's-Gravenhage average.
In 2025, 53 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Heesterbuurt, 23% lower than in 's-Gravenhage (69). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 20%, against a rise of 8% in 's-Gravenhage. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
53
▼23% lower than 's-Gravenhage (69)
Change since 2021
+20%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▼4% lower than 's-Gravenhage (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
53
▼23% lower than 's-Gravenhage (69)
Change since 2021
+20%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▼4% lower than 's-Gravenhage (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Heesterbuurt registered 53 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 69 in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Heesterbuurt53
The municipality of 's-Gravenhage69
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Heesterbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 22.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 31.7 in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Heesterbuurt's-Gravenhage
Theft and burglary22.1
's-Gravenhage 31.7▼ −30% vs 's-Gravenhage
Vandalism and public order9.1
's-Gravenhage 8.2▲ +11% vs 's-Gravenhage
Fraud and scams8.7
's-Gravenhage 6.0▲ +45% vs 's-Gravenhage
Traffic7.1
's-Gravenhage 11.7▼ −39% vs 's-Gravenhage
Violence and threats4.1
's-Gravenhage 8.4▼ −51% vs 's-Gravenhage
Other and withheld1.8
's-Gravenhage 2.9▼ −38% vs 's-Gravenhage
Environmental0.0
's-Gravenhage 0.3≈ 's-Gravenhage
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Heesterbuurt registered 19 traffic accidents, of which 8 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the 's-Gravenhage average; green space is below the 's-Gravenhage average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Heesterbuurt rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in 's-Gravenhage. More adults smoke (27% against 22%), more meet the physical activity guideline (54% against 50%) and more report anxiety or depression (58% against 55%), but fewer are overweight (47% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Heesterbuurt, covering 93% of the area, against 50% in 's-Gravenhage.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲1 percentage point higher than 's-Gravenhage (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼25 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (25%)
More figures
Smokes
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (22%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Overweight
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
93%
▲43 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲1 percentage point higher than 's-Gravenhage (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼25 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (25%)
More figures
Smokes
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (22%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Overweight
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
93%
▲43 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (14%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage (2024).
This areaThe municipality of 's-Gravenhage
Good self-rated health
70%
68.6%
Smokes
27.2%
21.7%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.1%
Overweight
47%
49.5%
Lonely
56%
56.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.9%
55.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
53.7%
50.2%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 25% in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Traffic7.3%
Built-up92.7%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
400 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.2
GP practices
–
3.4
Daycares
–
9.6
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in 's-Gravenhage.
Heesterbuurt has 6,645 inhabitants (2026), or 16,196 per km² (2.4 times as high as in 's-Gravenhage). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 4% in 's-Gravenhage. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage was 69%, 9 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Gravenhage
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Never married
67%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (59%)
Dutch origin
50%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (39%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Gravenhage
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Never married
67%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (59%)
Dutch origin
50%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (39%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 6,645.
Residents, 2026
6,645
-2% since 2021
's-Gravenhage +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 16,196 residents per km², this buurt is 2.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Residents per km²16,196
Dwellings per km²8,970.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15925
15 to 25775
25 to 452,535
45 to 651,665
65 to 80635
80 and over115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
67% of residents are never married.
Never married4,480
Married1,440
Divorced590
Widowed140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,310
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,440
Outside Europe1,900
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,220
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,860
Higher professional, university2,460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of 's-Gravenhage; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 69% of eligible voters in 's-Gravenhage voted. The largest party was D66 with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of 's-GravenhageThe Netherlands
D66
19.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.8%
16.7%
VVD
12.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.5%
12.8%
CDA
6.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
0.8%
2.6%
Other
20.2%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Heesterbuurt has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 29% lower than in 's-Gravenhage (0.7). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 10 percentage points less than in 's-Gravenhage (27%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼4 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼29% lower than 's-Gravenhage (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (91%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Gravenhage (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Gravenhage (1%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼58 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
95%
▲58 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼4 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼29% lower than 's-Gravenhage (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (91%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Gravenhage (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Gravenhage (1%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼58 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
95%
▲58 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 315 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij45
Nijverheid en energie315
Handel en horeca105
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie85
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening280
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg190
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage (2025).
Petrol83.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.6%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 11% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 1,990 passenger cars and 175 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,990
Motorcycles175
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (2%).
Residential95.5%
Retail1.9%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.4%
Industrial1.5%
Education0.1%
Other1.7%
Explanation
Based on 3,857 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
16,196 residents per km²: 30 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²16,196
NL 539▲ +2905% vs NL
Single-family dwellings5%
NL 63%▼ −92% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings95%
NL 37%▲ +157% vs NL
Private rent25%
NL 14%▲ +79% vs NL
Average WOZ value€304,000
NL €398,000▼ −24% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026