Most of Escamp was built after the Second World War. Through excavations it has been discovered that this area is one of the oldest inhabited areas in Europe The Hague belongs.
The Escamp design was created in 1986, because the municipality of The Hague wanted to divide the neighborhoods into 7 parts. The addition of the Wateringse Veld (Vinex district) makes Escamp the district with the most residents in The Hague. In 2009, the Wateringse Veld was fully inhabited, the district has more than 40,000 residents with a migration background.
A lot of land in Escamp is owned by housing associations. This is especially true in neighborhoods created after the war. These are Moerwijk, Morgenstond, Bouwlust and Vrederust. The rental sector is partly making way for owner-occupied homes.

District office

A new district office has been built on the site of the former MTS on the Leyweg. The office is almost 76 meters high and will function as a second town hall. Various municipal services will be located there, such as the public affairs department and the tax authorities. In principle, the GGD would also be housed in the building, but they later changed their mind about this.
The building can accommodate 1,200 people. There are also apartments in the building. These are on the 10th to 18th floors. There are 49 apartments in total. The building was designed by Amsterdam architectural firm Rudy Uytenhaak. The Hague Library is also located on the ground floor.

Badhuis Ecamplaan was started there in 1938. Men and women could use a bath or shower separately on the top floor. Swimming lessons were given downstairs in a swimming pool of 7 by 19 meters. However, the swim-off was not held there, the students had to go to De Mauritskade or to the open-air pool in the Zuiderpark. There were also other smaller baths and showers downstairs.