Rent a Home in Valkenboskwartier and Regentessekwartier, The Hague

The Valkenboskwartier and Regentessekwartier are located in the Segbroek district, west of the city center. The neighborhoods were built around the turn of the century for The Hague's middle class and better-paid workers. They feature closed building blocks, long street walls, and narrow streets. More than 90% of the homes date from before 1945. With approximately 18,500 residents (2025) and over 6,200 homes, it is a densely built-up part of the city. Half of the homes are rental properties. Those who rent an apartment in the Valkenboskwartier live in an affordable, multicultural, and transitioning neighborhood.

Weimarstraat: Lifestyle and Specialty Shops

The Weimarstraat is the street that best summarizes the character of the neighborhood. No chain stores, but an organic greengrocer, an art gallery, a vintage furniture store, a coffee bar. These are the entrepreneurs who have moved on from the Zeeheldenkwartier: creative, small-scale, with their own story.

The Weimarstraat is not the busiest shopping street in The Hague, but it is a street on the rise. A new business opens every few months. It attracts an audience that shops consciously and loves discoveries. The atmosphere is relaxed and unpolished.

Fahrenheitstraat and the Inventorenwijk

The Fahrenheitstraat is the everyday counterpart to the Weimarstraat. Here you do your groceries: a supermarket, a Turkish bakery, a greengrocer, a butcher. It is the street where the Valkenboskwartier is most itself: multicultural, direct, without pretensions.

The area around Fahrenheitstraat and Thomsonlaan is informally called the Inventorenwijk (Inventors' Quarter). Streets named after scientists and inventors: Fahrenheit, Thomson, Vespucci. It is one of the most densely built-up areas of The Hague, with almost 18,000 inhabitants per square kilometer. Compact living, with everything within walking distance.

Regentesselaan and Valkenbosplein

The Regentesselaan is the main axis of the Regentessekwartier. A wide street with plane trees that cuts through the area. The Regentesseplein offers some open space in an otherwise densely built-up neighborhood. The Theresiastraat, which also runs through Bezuidenhout, has cafes and eateries here that reinforce neighborhood life.

The Valkenbosplein was already a tram hub in 1906. This function has remained: tram 2 runs along the Loosduinse Vaart through the neighborhood. The Valkenboskade along the water gives the neighborhood a different look: an urban canal with trees, somewhat quieter than the streets behind it.

Porch Apartments and Upper Floors

Apartments constitute 90% of the housing supply. These include porch apartments, upper floors, and multi-story apartments. The architectural style is late-19th and early-20th century: closed building blocks, narrow stairwells, compact living spaces. The average WOZ value (property value) is around 350,000 euros (2025), significantly below The Hague's average for more expensive neighborhoods like the Statenkwartier or Belgisch Park.

Ground-level homes are scarce. Those looking for a garden should look in the Vogelwijk or Benoordenhout. But those looking for an affordable apartment with character and a central location will find more options here than in most other neighborhoods in The Hague. Half of the housing stock consists of rental properties, and the availability changes regularly.

Tram and Bicycle to the City Center

Tram 2 runs through the neighborhood along the Loosduinse Vaart. Tram stops on the outskirts connect the quarter with The Hague Central Station and Hollands Spoor. By bike, you can reach the city center in ten minutes. Scheveningen beach is a fifteen-minute bike ride away.

Paid parking is enforced in most streets. Parking pressure is high in a neighborhood with narrow streets and few garages. Many residents cycle or take the tram. The A12 is accessible via Laan van Meerdervoort for motorists.

The wave of gentrification that transformed the Zeeheldenkwartier is now reaching the Valkenboskwartier and Regentessekwartier. Rental prices are rising, shops are changing, and the public is shifting. But the neighborhood has not yet gone overboard. The Fahrenheitstraat is still the Fahrenheitstraat, and the Valkenboskade is still quiet on Sunday mornings. It is a neighborhood for those who want to get in early.