The population is shrinking, while it grows in Alblasserdam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Alblasserdam, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Middelland is €449,000, 28% higher than in Alblasserdam (€351,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 33%, against a rise of 39% in Alblasserdam. 100% of the homes are owner-occupied, 38 percentage points more than in Alblasserdam (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€449,000
▲28% higher than Alblasserdam (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Alblasserdam (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲38 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼33 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (33%)
Private rent
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (5%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲32 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (68%)
Built 1975–1991
40%
▲24 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (16%)
Average WOZ value
€449,000
▲28% higher than Alblasserdam (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Alblasserdam (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲38 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼33 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (33%)
Private rent
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (5%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲32 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (68%)
Built 1975–1991
40%
▲24 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 33% between 2021 and 2025, to €449,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€449,000▲ 28% above Alblasserdam
+33% since 2021
Alblasserdam +39%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€316 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€316/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €449,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€144NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€42€39
Waste levy€39€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€172
Maintenance reserve€161–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Alblasserdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 264th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 127 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €449,000.
Levies: Alblasserdam's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Middelland has the highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Blokweer.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €449,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Middelland
449,000
220
–
Zeelt
403,000
358
–
Blokweer Noord
345,000
394
–
Blokweer Zuid
370,000
313
–
Drentsebuurt
342,000
383
–
Florabuurt
295,000
657
–
Staatsliedenbuurt
232,000
756
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 100% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied100%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
60% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 18% in the municipality of Alblasserdam.
1975-199139.5%
1992-200560.5%
Explanation
Based on 220 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Alblasserdam average.
In 2025, 14 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Middelland, 53% lower than in Alblasserdam (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 39%, against a rise of 3% in Alblasserdam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼53% lower than Alblasserdam (30)
Change since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Alblasserdam (+3%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼53% lower than Alblasserdam (30)
Change since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Alblasserdam (+3%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Middelland registered 14 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Alblasserdam.
Middelland14
The municipality of Alblasserdam30
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Middelland is 'Vandalism and public order': 5.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.0 in the municipality of Alblasserdam.
MiddellandAlblasserdam
Vandalism and public order5.3
Alblasserdam 5.0▲ +6% vs Alblasserdam
Traffic5.3
Alblasserdam 8.8▼ −40% vs Alblasserdam
Theft and burglary3.5
Alblasserdam 8.2▼ −57% vs Alblasserdam
Violence and threats0.0
Alblasserdam 3.1▼ −100% vs Alblasserdam
Fraud and scams0.0
Alblasserdam 4.2▼ −100% vs Alblasserdam
Environmental0.0
Alblasserdam 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Alblasserdam 1.0▼ −100% vs Alblasserdam
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Middelland registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Alblasserdam average; green space is below the Alblasserdam average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Middelland rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Alblasserdam. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 46%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 47%) and fewer smoke (11% against 17%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 40%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Middelland, covering 100% of the area, against 41% in Alblasserdam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (17%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (40%)
Lonely
38%
▼8 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (47%)
Smokes
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲59 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (22%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (13%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (17%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (40%)
Lonely
38%
▼8 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (47%)
Smokes
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲59 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (22%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (13%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Alblasserdam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Alblasserdam
Good self-rated health
79.6%
71.2%
Smokes
11%
16.7%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
4.8%
Overweight
52.1%
57%
Lonely
38.5%
45.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.4%
46.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.2%
39.6%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Alblasserdam.
Built-up100%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.3
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
2.6
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Alblasserdam.
Middelland has 570 inhabitants (2026), or 6,689 per km² (2.9 times as high as in Alblasserdam). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 1% in Alblasserdam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Alblasserdam was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Alblasserdam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Alblasserdam
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Alblasserdam (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (25%)
Married
53%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (44%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Alblasserdam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Alblasserdam
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Alblasserdam (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (25%)
Married
53%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (44%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 570.
Residents, 2026
570
-3% since 2021
Alblasserdam +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,689 residents per km², this buurt is 2.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Alblasserdam.
Residents per km²6,689
Dwellings per km²2,444.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 17.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1585
15 to 2565
25 to 45120
45 to 65190
65 to 80100
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are married.
Never married225
Married305
Divorced30
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands505
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo160
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4220
Higher professional, university160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Alblasserdam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Alblasserdam voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AlblasserdamThe Netherlands
D66
8.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.8%
16.7%
VVD
10.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.8%
12.8%
CDA
12.7%
11.8%
JA21
6.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
29.7%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Middelland has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 8% higher than in Alblasserdam (1.2). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Alblasserdam (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (24%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Alblasserdam (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Alblasserdam (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲14 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Alblasserdam (0%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€449,000
▲13% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Alblasserdam (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (24%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Alblasserdam (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Alblasserdam (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲14 percentage points higher than Alblasserdam (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Alblasserdam (0%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€449,000
▲13% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Alblasserdam (2025).
Petrol72.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.3%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 18% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 7 percentage points above Alblasserdam (20%)
+9 pp since 2021
Alblasserdam +6 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 275 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars275
Motorcycles30
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
100% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.5%).
Residential99.5%
Assembly0.5%
Explanation
Based on 221 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
6,689 residents per km²: 12 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,689
NL 539▲ +1141% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings100%
NL 57%▲ +75% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€449,000
NL €398,000▲ +13% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026