De Venen, The Hague (Den Haag)
About 1,805 people live in De Venen, in 790 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 88% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 94.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €390,000; 31% of homes are owner-occupied and 56% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.6 km away, a supermarket 1.8 km and a GP 1.2 km.
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Is De Venen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 88% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 19% |
| Safety and nuisance | 10% |
| Social cohesion | 6% |
| Amenities | 89% |
| Housing stock | 16% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Venen safe?
| All registered crime | 94.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 12.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 14.4 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €390,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 31% / 69% |
| Apartments | 63% |
| Households with children | 43% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 8% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.8 km |
| GP | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 0.6 km |
| Hospital | 6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in The Hague (Den Haag)
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05184211. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.