Kom Loosduinen, Den Haag

Living in Kom Loosduinen

Kom Loosduinen is densely built and genuinely urban, and living here overwhelmingly means apartment living — 83% of the stock is flats.

With 11,009 residents per km², you will know your streets are alive — and so will your ears; visit on a Friday evening before you commit.

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 Kom Loosduinen

The average home value (WOZ) in Kom Loosduinen is €269,000, which puts it at #87 of 110 neighborhoods in Den Haag — 34% cheaper than most of the city, which makes it one of the more approachable entry points into the city. For scale: Den Haag's cheapest buurt averages €88,000 and its priciest €979,000, so Kom Loosduinen sits among the city's more affordable ones.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €140,000 to €269,000, up 92% — 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 3 homes here is owner-occupied (42% 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, Kom Loosduinen is one of the older neighborhoods in the city — seniors form the largest group (32% of its 5,040 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 24%. Households split into 53% singles and 23% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 1.7 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes lean modest — 57% of households are among the country's lower earners; average income per resident is €29,000 a year.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: groceries are a non-issue — 3 large supermarkets within a kilometer; there are about 8 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 6 min walk · GP 6 min · hospital 2.5 km · library 0.5 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 6 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 5-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the nearest train station is 6.4 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.1 km away; and at 0.6 cars per household, most residents simply don't own one — if you do, factor in permit costs and waiting lists before you buy.

Energy and running costs

96% of homes were built before 2000. Two identical-looking houses on the same street can differ by hundreds of euros a month once heating is counted — the energy label tells you which one you're looking at, and lenders increasingly price it into your mortgage too.

Before you bid in Kom Loosduinen

Before you bid in Kom Loosduinen: the national soil map leaves built-up areas unclassified, and city centres like this one often sit on peat, and pre-1970 homes may stand on wooden piles — since the 2026 appraisal rules, a foundation risk class (A–E) appears in every valuation, so check it before you bid, not after the deal is already emotional. Also, listings are scarce here, which pushes bidding above asking more often — decide your maximum before the viewing, not during it. Beyond that, 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. And one more: with many older residents, more homes will come to market here over the coming years than the recent past suggests — patience can pay.

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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