The population is growing slower than 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 Bouwlust is €275,000, 28% lower than in 's-Gravenhage (€383,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 131%, against a rise of 104% in 's-Gravenhage. 26% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points less than in 's-Gravenhage (43%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€275,000
▼28% lower than 's-Gravenhage (€383,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+131%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+104%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼17 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (43%)
Social housing
61%
▲31 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Private rent
12%
▼15 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼39 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (39%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (13%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
Average WOZ value
€275,000
▼28% lower than 's-Gravenhage (€383,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+131%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+104%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼17 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (43%)
Social housing
61%
▲31 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Private rent
12%
▼15 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼39 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (39%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (13%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 131% between 2014 and 2025, to €275,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€275,000▼ 28% below 's-Gravenhage
+131% since 2014
's-Gravenhage +104%
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: ~€233 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€233/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
95 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €275,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€103NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Property tax (OZB)€12€24
Costs to set aside€130
Maintenance reserve€121–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, 's-Gravenhage's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 46th 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 95 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €275,000.
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
Bouwlust has the 7th-lowest WOZ value of the 43 wijken in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
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: €275,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bouwlust
275,000
12,877
–
Belgisch Park
541,000
4,165
–
Westbroekpark en Duttendel
752,000
1,387
–
Benoordenhout
654,000
7,886
–
Archipelbuurt
658,000
3,764
–
Van Stolkpark en Scheveningse Bo
979,000
436
–
Scheveningen
425,000
10,984
–
Duindorp
377,000
2,840
–
Geuzen- en Statenkwartier
620,000
7,565
–
Zorgvliet
939,000
418
–
Duinoord
546,000
4,698
–
Bomen- en Bloemenbuurt
428,000
7,795
–
Vogelwijk
939,000
2,170
–
Bohemen en Meer en Bos
363,000
3,119
–
Kijkduin en Ockenburgh
670,000
1,673
–
Kraayenstein en Vroondaal
594,000
4,109
–
Loosduinen
325,000
8,751
–
Waldeck
308,000
10,020
–
Vruchtenbuurt
443,000
4,600
–
Valkenboskwartier
333,000
9,878
–
Regentessekwartier
389,000
7,774
–
Zeeheldenkwartier
437,000
6,868
–
Willemspark
564,000
1,218
–
Haagse Bos
295,000
419
–
Mariahoeve en Marlot
301,000
8,931
–
Bezuidenhout
390,000
10,853
–
Stationsbuurt
289,000
7,165
–
Centrum
375,000
13,893
–
Schildersbuurt
269,000
12,740
–
Transvaalkwartier
276,000
6,205
–
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 social housing, at 61% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied26%
Social housing61%
Private rent12%
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
82% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes18%
Multi-family homes82%
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
60% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 14% in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Before 19450.1%
1945-196460.2%
1965-19745.8%
1975-19915.9%
1992-200512.4%
2006-20159%
2016 and later6.6%
Explanation
Based on 13,265 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, 60 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bouwlust, 13% lower than in 's-Gravenhage (69). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 3%, 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
60
▼13% lower than 's-Gravenhage (69)
Change since 2021
+3%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲12% higher than 's-Gravenhage (2.5)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.32
=about the same as 's-Gravenhage (3.34)
Change since 2020
+197%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+83%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
60
▼13% lower than 's-Gravenhage (69)
Change since 2021
+3%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲12% higher than 's-Gravenhage (2.5)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.32
=about the same as 's-Gravenhage (3.34)
Change since 2020
+197%
▲higher than 's-Gravenhage (+83%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bouwlust registered 60 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 69 in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Bouwlust60
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 Bouwlust is 'Theft and burglary': 25.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 31.7 in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Bouwlust's-Gravenhage
Theft and burglary25.2
's-Gravenhage 31.7▼ −21% vs 's-Gravenhage
Traffic12.1
's-Gravenhage 11.7≈ 's-Gravenhage
Violence and threats9.4
's-Gravenhage 8.4▲ +12% vs 's-Gravenhage
Vandalism and public order7.2
's-Gravenhage 8.2▼ −12% vs 's-Gravenhage
Fraud and scams4.1
's-Gravenhage 6.0▼ −32% vs 's-Gravenhage
Other and withheld2.2
's-Gravenhage 2.9▼ −24% vs 's-Gravenhage
Environmental0.2
'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 Bouwlust registered 202 traffic accidents, of which 98 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 below the 's-Gravenhage average; green space is above the 's-Gravenhage average.
An estimated 58% of adults in Bouwlust rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points less than in 's-Gravenhage. More adults feel lonely (68% against 56%), more are overweight (61% against 50%) and more report anxiety or depression (61% against 55%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (39% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bouwlust, covering 50% of the area, against 50% in 's-Gravenhage. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 36% of the area, 11 percentage points above the 25% in 's-Gravenhage.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
58%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
36%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (25%)
More figures
Overweight
61%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Lonely
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
39%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (55%)
Recreation, share of the area
36%
▲22 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (14%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
58%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
36%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (25%)
More figures
Overweight
61%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Lonely
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
39%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (55%)
Recreation, share of the area
36%
▲22 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (14%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (12%)
Health
An estimated 58% 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
57.9%
68.6%
Smokes
24.7%
21.7%
Excessive drinking
3.4%
5.1%
Overweight
61.3%
49.5%
Lonely
67.5%
56.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
55.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
39.4%
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
36% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 25% in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Traffic4.4%
Built-up50.5%
Other built-up1.2%
Recreation35.5%
Agriculture5.6%
Water2.8%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the 's-Gravenhage average.
Bouwlust has 29,010 inhabitants (2026), or 6,974 per km² (2% higher than in 's-Gravenhage). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 6%, against a rise of 12% 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 2014
+6%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+12%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Gravenhage
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+10%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Never married
57%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (59%)
Origin outside Europe
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (43%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+6%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+12%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Gravenhage
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+10%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (30%)
Never married
57%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (59%)
Origin outside Europe
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (43%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 6% between 2014 and 2026, to 29,010.
Residents, 2026
29,010
+6% since 2014
's-Gravenhage +12%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,974 residents per km², this wijk is 2% more densely populated than the municipality of 's-Gravenhage.
Residents per km²6,974
Dwellings per km²3,095.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.8 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 155,325
15 to 253,910
25 to 458,090
45 to 657,265
65 to 803,355
80 and over1,065
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married16,595
Married8,150
Divorced3,235
Widowed1,035
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
64% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands6,450
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)3,910
Outside Europe18,655
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo110,660
Havo, vwo, mbo2-47,780
Higher professional, university3,540
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
Bouwlust has an average of 0.7 cars per household, about the same as in 's-Gravenhage (0.7). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in 's-Gravenhage (27%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
33%
▲12 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (24%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
10%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as 's-Gravenhage (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲2 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Gravenhage (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (2%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
82%
▲45 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
33%
▲12 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (21%)
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (24%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
10%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as 's-Gravenhage (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▼lower than 's-Gravenhage (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲2 percentage points higher than 's-Gravenhage (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Gravenhage (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Gravenhage (2%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
82%
▲45 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 1,365 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij430
Nijverheid en energie1,365
Handel en horeca360
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie340
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed65
Zakelijke dienstverlening625
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg775
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten205
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of 's-Gravenhage (2025).
Petrol78.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.1%
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 16% to 21% between 2014 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, 9,340 passenger cars and 390 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars9,340
Motorcycles390
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.8%).
Residential93.4%
Retail0.8%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.3%
Industrial0.4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other4.6%
Explanation
Based on 14,207 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
6,974 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,974
NL 539▲ +1194% vs NL
Single-family dwellings18%
NL 63%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings82%
NL 37%▲ +122% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings26%
NL 57%▼ −54% vs NL
Social housing61%
NL 28%▲ +118% 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