The population is growing faster than in Alphen-Chaam. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Alphen is €443,000, 7% lower than in Alphen-Chaam (€477,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 56%, against a rise of 62% in Alphen-Chaam. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Alphen-Chaam (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€443,000
▼7% lower than Alphen-Chaam (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+56%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+62%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (75%)
Social housing
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (89%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (10%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (11%)
Average WOZ value
€443,000
▼7% lower than Alphen-Chaam (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+56%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+62%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (75%)
Social housing
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Private rent
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (89%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (10%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (13%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 56% between 2014 and 2025, to €443,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€443,000▼ 7% below Alphen-Chaam
+56% since 2014
Alphen-Chaam +62%
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: ~€378 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€378/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
173 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €443,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€141NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€37€39
Sewage levy€34€22
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€237
Maintenance reserve€221–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Alphen-Chaam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 241st 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 173 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €443,000.
Levies: Alphen-Chaam'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
Alphen has the lowest WOZ value of the 5 wijken in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
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: €443,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Alphen
443,000
1,941
–
Chaam
467,000
1,917
–
Strijbeek
604,000
142
–
Galder
539,000
466
–
Ulvenhout AC
732,000
134
–
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 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Social housing15%
Private rent10%
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
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
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
22% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 22% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Before 194512.5%
1945-19649.8%
1965-197418.1%
1975-199121.7%
1992-200514.4%
2006-201511.4%
2016 and later12%
Explanation
Based on 1,959 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 Alphen-Chaam average.
In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Alphen, 21% lower than in Alphen-Chaam (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 11%, against a rise of 1% in Alphen-Chaam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼21% lower than Alphen-Chaam (29)
Change since 2021
-11%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▼32% lower than Alphen-Chaam (5.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼21% lower than Alphen-Chaam (29)
Change since 2021
-11%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▼32% lower than Alphen-Chaam (5.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Alphen registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Alphen23
The municipality of Alphen-Chaam29
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 Alphen is 'Theft and burglary': 10.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.1 in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
AlphenAlphen-Chaam
Theft and burglary10.3
Alphen-Chaam 11.1▼ −7% vs Alphen-Chaam
Traffic7.4
Alphen-Chaam 8.7▼ −15% vs Alphen-Chaam
Violence and threats2.2
Alphen-Chaam 2.5▼ −12% vs Alphen-Chaam
Fraud and scams1.6
Alphen-Chaam 3.1▼ −48% vs Alphen-Chaam
Vandalism and public order1.1
Alphen-Chaam 2.3▼ −52% vs Alphen-Chaam
Environmental0.0
Alphen-Chaam 0.1≈ Alphen-Chaam
Other and withheld0.0
Alphen-Chaam 0.8≈ Alphen-Chaam
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 Alphen registered 25 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
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 about average; green space is about the Alphen-Chaam average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Alphen rate their own health as good, about the same as in Alphen-Chaam. More adults are overweight (53% against 52%) and more report anxiety or depression (42% against 41%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Alphen, covering 67% of the area, against 69% in Alphen-Chaam. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 25% of the area, in line with the 25% in Alphen-Chaam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (25%)
More figures
Overweight
53%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Smokes
12%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Lonely
41%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
67%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
6%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (22%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (25%)
More figures
Overweight
53%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Smokes
12%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (12%)
Lonely
41%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (41%)
Agriculture, share of the area
67%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
6%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (22%)
Health
An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Alphen-Chaam
Good self-rated health
76.3%
76.2%
Smokes
12.2%
11.8%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
6.5%
Overweight
52.9%
52.4%
Lonely
41.2%
41.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.7%
41.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.3%
45.2%
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
25% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 25% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Traffic1.6%
Built-up5.7%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation1.9%
Agriculture67%
Forest and nature23%
Water0.3%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Alphen-Chaam average.
Alphen has 4,490 inhabitants (2026), or 113 per km² (about the same as in Alphen-Chaam). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 11%, against a rise of 8% in Alphen-Chaam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+11%
▲higher than Alphen-Chaam (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Alphen-Chaam
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+13%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (29%)
Married
45%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (45%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
+11%
▲higher than Alphen-Chaam (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Alphen-Chaam
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+13%
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (29%)
Married
45%
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (45%)
Dutch origin
82%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Alphen-Chaam (47%)
VVD, share of the vote
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 11% between 2014 and 2026, to 4,490.
Residents, 2026
4,490
+11% since 2014
Alphen-Chaam +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 113 residents per km², this wijk is 0% more densely populated than the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
Residents per km²113
Dwellings per km²48.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.8 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15665
15 to 25455
25 to 451,000
45 to 651,275
65 to 80830
80 and over260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married1,975
Married2,035
Divorced240
Widowed235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,690
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)535
Outside Europe260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1680
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,610
Higher professional, university1,030
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Alphen-Chaam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Alphen-Chaam voted. The largest party was VVD with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Alphen-ChaamThe Netherlands
D66
14.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.4%
16.7%
VVD
22.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.8%
12.8%
CDA
15.9%
11.8%
JA21
7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.7%
4.5%
BBB
6.4%
2.6%
Other
5.8%
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
Alphen has an average of 1.5 cars per household, about the same as in Alphen-Chaam (1.5). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Alphen-Chaam (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+2 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
10%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
=about the same as Alphen-Chaam (1.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Alphen-Chaam (+2 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alphen-Chaam (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alphen-Chaam (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alphen-Chaam (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
10%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 160 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij120
Nijverheid en energie105
Handel en horeca90
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening160
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg95
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam (2025).
Petrol81.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.3%
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 18% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 2 percentage points below Alphen-Chaam (20%)
+0 pp since 2014
Alphen-Chaam +2 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, 2,780 passenger cars and 270 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,780
Motorcycles270
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (10%).
Residential88.9%
Retail1.2%
Office1.1%
Assembly1.5%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial9.8%
Lodging0.5%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other3.9%
Explanation
Based on 2,204 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
113 residents per km²: 79% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²113
NL 539▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings90%
NL 63%▲ +43% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% 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