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Essellanden

Essellanden is a neighbourhood in the Wateringen district of Westland, with 2,890 residents and 1,080 homes. 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€515,000) is 11% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 150 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 17830611 · 60 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,890residents1 January 2025
€515,000average WOZ home valueWestland: €465,000
12%green within 500 mWestland: 10%
150services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Essellanden in WestlandPostcodes in Essellanden highlighted; the rest of Westland in grey
Map of Westland with Essellanden highlighted

Who lives here.

2,890 residents in 1,085 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Westland.

17%
aged 0–14
17%
aged 15–24
19%
aged 25–44
12%
aged 65 and over
22%
one-person households
52%
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 Essellanden is €515,000, against €465,000 in Westland.

1,080homes1 January 2025
82%single-family houses18% flats and apartments
75%owner-occupied24% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
670 m³gas per home per yearWestland: 790 m³
2,780 kWhelectricity per home per yearWestland: 2,730 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridWestland: 7%
43%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 Essellanden compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

19%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyWestland: 34%
40%in the top 20% nationallyWestland: 26%
0.6%of residents live below the poverty lineWestland: 2.3%
€366,000median household wealthWestland: €255,000
80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workWestland: 78.0%
37%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 51 crimes in Essellanden in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 17.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 28.9 across Westland.

Burglary of homes6
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Assault4
Threats3
Vehicle theft2
Other property crime2
Vandalism and criminal damage2

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 Essellanden, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket1.7 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.3
Primary pupils living here240
Secondary pupils living here250
Business premises295
Residents per km²8,762
Land area33 ha

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

Schools in Essellanden.

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

Basisschool St JozefPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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 Westland.