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Moerwijk-Oost

Moerwijk-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Moerwijk district of The Hague, with 3,400 residents and 1,763 homes. 16% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€247,000) is 36% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 233 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05183620 · 69 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,400residents1 January 2025
€247,000average WOZ home valueThe Hague: €383,000
29%green within 500 mThe Hague: 19%
233services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Moerwijk-Oost in The HaguePostcodes in Moerwijk-Oost highlighted; the rest of The Hague in grey
Map of The Hague with Moerwijk-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

3,400 residents in 1,750 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for The Hague.

20%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
35%
aged 25–44
12%
aged 65 and over
58%
one-person households
29%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Moerwijk-Oost is €247,000, against €383,000 in The Hague.

1,763homes1 January 2025
11%single-family houses89% flats and apartments
16%owner-occupied75% housing association
17%built in the last ten years12% unoccupied
460 m³gas per home per yearThe Hague: 710 m³
2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearThe Hague: 2,150 kWh
25%homes off the gas gridThe Hague: 14%
14%homes with solar panelsThe Hague: 13%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Moerwijk-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

68%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyThe Hague: 48%
7%in the top 20% nationallyThe Hague: 17%
10.3%of residents live below the poverty lineThe Hague: 6.4%
€2,000median household wealthThe Hague: €24,000
60.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workThe Hague: 67.0%
21%with a university or higher professional degreeThe Hague: 37%
26.0%of workers are self-employedThe Hague: 22.0%
0.5cars per householdThe Hague: 0.6

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 300 crimes in Moerwijk-Oost in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 88.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 69.2 across The Hague.

Driving under the influence41
Theft of bicycles and mopeds36
Theft from vehicles34
Other property crime23
Assault21
Vandalism and criminal damage21
Threats13
Burglary of homes3
Vehicle theft3
Street robbery1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Moerwijk-Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.2 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km41.1
Primary pupils living here350
Secondary pupils living here160
Business premises515
Residents per km²8,856
Land area38 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Schools in Moerwijk-Oost.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Ds D.A. van den Boschschool voor Christelijk BasisonderwijsPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in The Hague.

Moerwijk-NoordSpoorwijkMoerwijk-ZuidMoerwijk-WestLaakkwartier-WestGroente- en FruitmarktMoerwijk district