Wassenaar

Wassenaar has 27,525 residents in 12,111 households, spread over 2 districts (wijken) and 21 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €745,000. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 2 districts · 21 neighbourhoods · 783 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

27,525residents1 January 2025

€745,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

32%green within 500 mpostcode average

116services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Wassenaar.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Wassenaar: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Wassenaar: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Wassenaar: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 2 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Wassenaar's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

District	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Zuidwestelijk deel der gemeente	€1,252k	68%	16%	29%	34%	58%	49	48.6
Noordoostelijk deel der gemeente	€573k	55%	15%	25%	38%	21%	137	39.1

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Wassenaar is €745,000.

12,461homes7 newly built in 2025

70%single-family houses30% flats and apartments

58%owner-occupied25% housing association

3%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied

1,250 m³gas per home per yearaverage

3,040 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

4%homes off the gas gridaverage

30%homes with solar panelsaverage

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 Wassenaar compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

33%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

33%in the top 20% nationally

3.7%of residents live below the poverty line

€317,000median household wealth

65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

45%with a university or higher professional degree

24.0%of workers are self-employed

1.1cars per household

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 1,144 crimes in Wassenaar in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 41.6 per 1,000 residents.

Driving under the influence142

Theft from vehicles112

Vandalism and criminal damage83

Other property crime79

Theft of bicycles and mopeds61

Assault50

Burglary of homes43

Threats38

Vehicle theft5

Pickpocketing5

Public violence against people4

Hold-up 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 Wassenaar, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km

Large supermarket1.3 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.4

Primary pupils living here2,080

Secondary pupils living here1,790

Business premises4,045

Residents per km²538

Land area5,118 ha

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Wassenaar, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.