Molensloot

Molensloot is a neighbourhood in the De Lier district of Westland, with 1,870 residents and 821 homes. 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 63% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€486,000) is 5% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 100 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 17830713 · 32 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,870residents1 January 2025

€486,000average WOZ home valueWestland: €465,000

8%green within 500 mWestland: 10%

100services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Molensloot in WestlandPostcodes in Molensloot highlighted; the rest of Westland in grey

Map of Westland with Molensloot highlighted

Who lives here.

1,870 residents in 805 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Westland.

21%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

39%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

34%

one-person households

40%

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 Molensloot is €486,000, against €465,000 in Westland.

821homes77 newly built in 2025

63%single-family houses37% flats and apartments

75%owner-occupied22% housing association

71%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

320 m³gas per home per yearWestland: 790 m³

2,300 kWhelectricity per home per yearWestland: 2,730 kWh

51%homes off the gas gridWestland: 7%

65%homes with solar panelsWestland: 44%

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

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyWestland: 34%

33%in the top 20% nationallyWestland: 26%

0.8%of residents live below the poverty lineWestland: 2.3%

€280,000median household wealthWestland: €255,000

90.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workWestland: 78.0%

41%with a university or higher professional degreeWestland: 25%

14.0%of workers are self-employedWestland: 19.0%

1.1cars per householdWestland: 1.0

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 24 crimes in Molensloot in 2025, 50% more than in 2024. That is 12.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 28.9 across Westland.

Burglary of homes4

Other property crime4

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Theft from vehicles1

Assault1

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 Molensloot, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km

Large supermarket1.3 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.0

Primary pupils living here220

Secondary pupils living here100

Business premises215

Residents per km²4,160

Land area45 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Westland.

Bleyenburg Zeehelden van Oranje Buitengebied 1 De Lier De Lier Centrumgebied Sportpark de Zweth De Lier West De Lier district