Esse Laag, Zuidplas
About 2,175 people live in Esse Laag, in 900 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 61% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 24.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €450,000; 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 33% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 2 km and a GP 1.5 km.
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Is Esse Laag a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 61% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 42% |
| Safety and nuisance | 39% |
| Social cohesion | 31% |
| Amenities | 66% |
| Housing stock | 27% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Esse Laag safe?
| All registered crime | 24.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6.4 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) | €450,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 66% / 34% |
| Apartments | 17% |
| Households with children | 45% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 18% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2 km |
| GP | 1.5 km |
| Primary school | 2.2 km |
| Secondary school | 2.7 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Zuidplas
Esse Hoog · Bomenbuurt · Recreatiepark Klein Hitland · Dorrestein-Noord · Kortenoord · Parkzoom · Kleinpolder · Esse Zoom Laag · Zuidplas Velden · Zuidplas Mossen · Zuidplas Kruiden · Zuidplas Dalen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU18920409. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.