De Velden, Den Haag

Living in De Velden

De Velden is urban but not overwhelming, and most of its 1,601 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

At 5,664 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 De Velden

At €490,000 average WOZ value, De Velden ranks 33 out of 110 Den Haag neighborhoods on price — 21% pricier than most of the city. You pay for the location here. For scale: Den Haag's cheapest buurt averages €88,000 and its priciest €979,000, so De Velden sits in the middle of the pack.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €259,000 to €490,000, up 89% — slower than the city as a whole (+125%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 61% owner-occupied against 38% rental, including 18% social housing. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, De Velden is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (34% of its 4,110 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 20%. 47% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.5 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 37% of households are among the country's highest earners — which helps explain both the café density and the bidding behavior; average income per resident is €37,000 a year.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 13 minutes' walk; dining out means a short trip: only 1 café or restaurant sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 17 min walk · GP 16 min · hospital 3.8 km · library 1.2 km · 1 cinema 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 8 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (2 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 5-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 13-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; a highway on-ramp 1.0 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; households here average 1.1 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

With 80% of homes built after 2000, insulation standards here are decent by default — but newer also means VvE service costs for apartments and less room to add value through renovation. Different math, not automatically better.

Before you bid in De Velden

Before you bid in De Velden: in a premium buurt the risk isn't buying a bad home, it's overpaying for a good one — anchor your bid on recent sales of comparable homes, not on the asking price. Also, family neighborhoods like this one turn over slowly; when a good house appears it often goes to the first serious, well-prepared bidder.

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.

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