Vissershaven, Den Haag

Living in Vissershaven

Vissershaven is city living in its most compact form, and this is apartment territory: only about 1 in 25 homes is a house.

At 5,784 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 Vissershaven

The average home value (WOZ) in Vissershaven is €428,000, which puts it at #46 of 110 neighborhoods in Den Haag — 5% pricier than most of the city. That premium is the location speaking. For scale: Den Haag's cheapest buurt averages €88,000 and its priciest €979,000, so Vissershaven sits in the middle of the pack.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €190,000 to €428,000, up 125% — roughly in step with the rest of the city. WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 42% owner-occupied against 58% rental, including 28% 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, Vissershaven is shaped by people in their late twenties to early forties (28% of its 4,900 residents), followed by 45-to-65 year olds at 27%. Households split into 49% singles and 23% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 1.8 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: this is a neighborhood of contrasts — 45% of households are among the country's lower earners, yet the average income per resident is €36,000 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 7 minutes' walk; with roughly 36 cafés and restaurants within a kilometer, you will never cook out of necessity.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 11 min walk · GP 8 min · hospital 4.2 km · library 1.4 km · 4 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 11 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 5.6 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; the nearest highway on-ramp is 5.8 km away; car ownership is moderate (0.8 per household).

Before you bid in Vissershaven

Before you bid in Vissershaven: 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.

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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