The population is shrinking, while it grows in Almere. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Almere, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Velden Zuid is €574,000, 45% higher than in Almere (€397,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 27%, against a rise of 28% in Almere. 99% of the homes are owner-occupied, 37 percentage points more than in Almere (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€574,000
▲45% higher than Almere (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+27%
▼lower than Almere (+28%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲37 percentage points higher than Almere (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Almere (27%)
Private rent
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almere (11%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almere (70%)
Average WOZ value
€574,000
▲45% higher than Almere (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+27%
▼lower than Almere (+28%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲37 percentage points higher than Almere (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Almere (27%)
Private rent
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almere (11%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almere (70%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 27% between 2022 and 2025, to €574,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€574,000▲ 45% above Almere
+27% since 2022
Almere +28%
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: ~€377 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€377/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
159 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €574,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€160NL median
Property tax (OZB)€52€50
Water board levy€48–
Waste levy€37€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€217
Maintenance reserve€203–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Almere's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 263rd 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 159 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €574,000.
Levies: Almere'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
De Velden Zuid has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in De Velden.
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: €574,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Velden Zuid
574,000
400
–
De Velden Noord
753,000
190
–
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 99% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied99%
Private rent1%
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
78% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes78%
Multi-family homes22%
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
100% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 40% in the municipality of Almere.
1992-2005100%
Explanation
Based on 400 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 Almere average.
In 2025, 6 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Velden Zuid, 85% lower than in Almere (40). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 22%, against a fall of 2% in Almere. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼85% lower than Almere (40)
Change since 2022
-22%
▼lower than Almere (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼51% lower than Almere (3.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼85% lower than Almere (40)
Change since 2022
-22%
▼lower than Almere (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼51% lower than Almere (3.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Velden Zuid registered 6 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Almere.
De Velden Zuid6
The municipality of Almere40
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 De Velden Zuid is 'Fraud and scams': 4.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.4 in the municipality of Almere.
De Velden ZuidAlmere
Fraud and scams4.1
Almere 4.4▼ −7% vs Almere
Theft and burglary1.0
Almere 17.0▼ −94% vs Almere
Other and withheld1.0
Almere 1.8▼ −44% vs Almere
Vandalism and public order0.0
Almere 4.8▼ −100% vs Almere
Violence and threats0.0
Almere 4.7▼ −100% vs Almere
Traffic0.0
Almere 6.9▼ −100% vs Almere
Environmental0.0
Almere 0.2≈ Almere
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'.
Residents rate their health above the Almere average; green space is above the Almere average.
An estimated 82% of adults in De Velden Zuid rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Almere. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 51%), fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 50%), fewer are overweight (45% against 54%) and fewer smoke (9% against 16%). Recreational land is the largest land use in De Velden Zuid, covering 51% of the area, against 7% in Almere. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 51% of the area, 34 percentage points above the 17% in Almere.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲9 percentage points higher than Almere (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
51%
▲34 percentage points higher than Almere (17%)
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Lonely
37%
▼14 percentage points lower than Almere (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼13 percentage points lower than Almere (50%)
Overweight
45%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Smokes
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Almere (16%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼48 percentage points lower than Almere (48%)
Recreation, share of the area
51%
▲44 percentage points higher than Almere (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
40%
▲25 percentage points higher than Almere (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲9 percentage points higher than Almere (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
51%
▲34 percentage points higher than Almere (17%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼14 percentage points lower than Almere (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼13 percentage points lower than Almere (50%)
Overweight
45%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Smokes
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Almere (16%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼48 percentage points lower than Almere (48%)
Recreation, share of the area
51%
▲44 percentage points higher than Almere (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
40%
▲25 percentage points higher than Almere (15%)
Health
An estimated 82% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Almere (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Almere
Good self-rated health
82%
72.6%
Smokes
9.2%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
4.3%
Overweight
45.1%
54.1%
Lonely
37.2%
50.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.7%
49.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.7%
46.5%
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
51% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Almere.
Traffic2.9%
Built-up40%
Other built-up2.9%
Recreation51.4%
Agriculture2.9%
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 1200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,300 m
–
GP practice
2,500 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
1,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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 Almere.
De Velden Zuid has 970 inhabitants (2026), or 2,739 per km² (52% higher than in Almere). Between 2022 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 7% in Almere. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Almere was 68%, 10 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2022
-4%
▼lower than Almere (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Almere
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almere (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almere (26%)
Married
49%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (36%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲34 percentage points higher than Almere (48%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲15 percentage points higher than Almere (31%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2022
-4%
▼lower than Almere (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Almere
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almere (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almere (26%)
Married
49%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (36%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲34 percentage points higher than Almere (48%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲15 percentage points higher than Almere (31%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2022 and 2026, to 970.
Residents, 2026
970
-4% since 2022
Almere +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,739 residents per km², this buurt is 52% more densely populated than the municipality of Almere.
Residents per km²2,739
Dwellings per km²1,142.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.1 died per 1,000.
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15150
15 to 25100
25 to 45155
45 to 65295
65 to 80220
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married385
Married475
Divorced75
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands800
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)60
Outside Europe110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1160
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4240
Higher professional, university340
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Almere; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 68% of eligible voters in Almere voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AlmereThe Netherlands
D66
16.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.2%
16.7%
VVD
14.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.1%
12.8%
CDA
6.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
17.3%
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
De Velden Zuid has an average of 1.4 cars per household. 38% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 16 percentage points less than in Almere (54%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
41%
▲16 percentage points higher than Almere (25%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Almere (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Almere (13%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▼16 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+14 pp
▼lower than Almere (+16 pp)
Residents per km²
2,739
▲5.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲42 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Multi-family dwellings
22%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business services, share of businesses
41%
▲16 percentage points higher than Almere (25%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Almere (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Almere (13%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▼16 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+14 pp
▼lower than Almere (+16 pp)
Residents per km²
2,739
▲5.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲42 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Multi-family dwellings
22%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 60 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening60
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
38% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 54% in the municipality of Almere (2025).
Petrol62%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)38%
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 24% to 38% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
38%▼ 16 percentage points below Almere (54%)
+14 pp since 2022
Almere +17 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, 540 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars540
Motorcycles50
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.
Residential99.8%
Other0.2%
Explanation
Based on 401 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
1% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Residents per km²2,739
NL 539▲ +408% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings99%
NL 57%▲ +74% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings22%
NL 37%▼ −40% vs NL
Average WOZ value€574,000
NL €398,000▲ +44% 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) 2025