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Essesteijn / Dreven

Essesteijn / Dreven is a neighbourhood in the Essesteijn district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 2,170 residents and 1,120 homes. 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€426,000) is 4% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 275 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160804 · 56 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,170residents1 January 2025
€426,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
30%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
275services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Essesteijn / Dreven in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Essesteijn / Dreven highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Essesteijn / Dreven highlighted

Who lives here.

2,170 residents in 1,120 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

15%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
31%
aged 65 and over
48%
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 Essesteijn / Dreven is €426,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

1,120homes1 January 2025
49%single-family houses51% flats and apartments
60%owner-occupied22% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,000 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
2,050 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
20%homes with solar panelsLeidschendam-Voorburg: 20%

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 Essesteijn / Dreven compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

38%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
23%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
2.2%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€214,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
49%with a university or higher professional degreeLeidschendam-Voorburg: 46%
15.0%of workers are self-employedLeidschendam-Voorburg: 17.0%
0.8cars per householdLeidschendam-Voorburg: 0.8

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 94 crimes in Essesteijn / Dreven in 2025, 8% more than in 2024. That is 43.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Vandalism and criminal damage15
Theft of bicycles and mopeds13
Theft from vehicles12
Other property crime8
Vehicle theft6
Driving under the influence3
Burglary of homes2
Threats2
Assault2
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 Essesteijn / Dreven, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.7
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here140
Business premises225
Residents per km²5,148
Land area42 ha

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

Schools in Essesteijn / Dreven.

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

Basisschool EssesteijnPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder

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 Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Essesteijn / GaardenEssesteijn / WeidenEssesteijn / TuinenBovenveen noordNieuw Essesteijn / ZijdezigtVoorburg Midden noordEssesteijn district