Bezuidenhout-West, Den Haag

Living in Bezuidenhout-West

Bezuidenhout-West is densely built and genuinely urban, and this is apartment territory: only about 1 in 25 homes is a house.

At 9,804 residents per km² the buurt is busy without being packed.

Den Haag combines government and expat demand — ministries, embassies, international courts and Shell — with one of the widest price ranges of any Dutch city: stately streets near the dunes at one end, dense and affordable neighborhoods a couple of kilometers inland at the other.

The housing market in Bezuidenhout-West

At €295,000 average WOZ value, Bezuidenhout-West ranks 68 out of 110 Den Haag neighborhoods on price — 20% below the city median, leaving room in the budget that pricier neighborhoods would swallow. For scale: Den Haag's cheapest buurt averages €82,000 and its most expensive €919,000, so Bezuidenhout-West sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €163,000 to €310,000, up 90% — slower than the city as a whole (+125%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Only about 1 in 8 homes here is owner-occupied (34% is social housing) — supply on Funda is structurally thin, which concentrates bidding on the few listings that appear. If you find a home here you like, being prepared (financing check done, valuation lined up) is worth more than in neighborhoods where something new lists every week.

Who lives here

Demographically, Bezuidenhout-West is a young-adult neighborhood — the 25-to-45 group outnumbers everyone else (43% of its 5,280 residents), followed by 15-to-25 year olds at 20%. More than half of all households (63%) are single-person — this is a neighborhood of independents, not minivans. The average household counts 1.6 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: this is a neighborhood of contrasts — 54% of households sit in the lower national income bracket, yet the average income per resident is €35,000 a year. Social housing and expensive owner-occupied homes stand side by side here, which is common in Dutch inner cities.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 5 minutes' walk; there are about 19 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 16 min walk · GP 17 min · hospital 3.5 km · library 1.5 km · 5 cinemas within 5 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: the nearest primary school is 10 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (5 locations nearby) — though Dutch waiting lists mean you register the week you know you're expecting, not the week you need it; secondary school is a 3-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the train station is 13 minutes on foot — commuting without a car is the natural choice; a highway on-ramp 0.9 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; and at 0.4 cars per household, most residents simply don't own one — if you do, factor in permit costs and waiting lists before you buy.

Before you bid in Bezuidenhout-West

Before you bid in Bezuidenhout-West: listings are scarce here, which pushes bidding above asking more often — decide your maximum before the viewing, not during it. Also, the price gap with the rest of Den Haag is real, but so is the reason for it — walk the neighborhood at different times of day before committing.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

Frequently asked questions

Similar neighborhoods in Den Haag

Closest in price — worth a look if Bezuidenhout-West is out of reach or you want alternatives.