Singels, Den Haag

Living in Singels

Singels is urban but not overwhelming, and most of its 2,015 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

At 9,905 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 Singels

The average home value (WOZ) in Singels is €427,000, which puts it at #41 of 110 neighborhoods in Den Haag — 15% above the city median. That premium is the location speaking. For scale: Den Haag's cheapest buurt averages €82,000 and its most expensive €919,000, so Singels sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €222,000 to €470,000, up 112% — 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 39% rental, including 26% 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, Singels is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (33% of its 5,505 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 22%. 50% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.6 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 34% of households sit in the country's top income bracket — which helps explain both the café density and the bidding behavior; average income per resident is €33,000 a year.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 7 minutes' walk; dining out means a short trip: only 4 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 10 min walk · GP 8 min · hospital 4.5 km · library 1.1 km · 2 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 8 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (4 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 3.6 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; a highway on-ramp 1.8 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; car ownership is moderate (1.0 per household).

Before you bid in Singels

Before you bid in Singels: 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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