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Essesteijn / Gaarden

Essesteijn / Gaarden is a neighbourhood in the Essesteijn district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 970 residents and 392 homes. 31% of homes are owner-occupied and 65% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€429,000) is 3% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 265 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160800 · 21 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
970residents1 January 2025
€429,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
29%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
265services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Essesteijn / Gaarden in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Essesteijn / Gaarden highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Essesteijn / Gaarden highlighted

Who lives here.

970 residents in 410 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

24%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
14%
aged 65 and over
33%
one-person households
45%
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 / Gaarden is €429,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

392homes1 January 2025
65%single-family houses35% flats and apartments
31%owner-occupied27% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,040 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
2,270 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
11%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 / Gaarden compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
23%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
4.2%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€42,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
49%with a university or higher professional degreeLeidschendam-Voorburg: 46%
17.0%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 52 crimes in Essesteijn / Gaarden in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 53.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds14
Theft from vehicles6
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Driving under the influence5
Burglary of homes1
Assault1
Other property crime1

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 / Gaarden, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.9 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km18.4
Primary pupils living here120
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises90
Residents per km²6,120
Land area16 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Nieuw Essesteijn / ZijdezigtEssesteijn / WeidenEssesteijn / DrevenLeidsenhagePark VeursehoutEssesteijn / TuinenEssesteijn district