The population is growing about as fast as in Capelle aan den IJssel. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the Capelle aan den IJssel average.
The average WOZ value in Merelbuurt is €387,000, 7% higher than in Capelle aan den IJssel (€362,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 47%, the same as in Capelle aan den IJssel. 91% of the homes are owner-occupied, 37 percentage points more than in Capelle aan den IJssel (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€387,000
▲7% higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+47%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+47%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲37 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (54%)
Social housing
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (34%)
Private rent
9%
▼2 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (11%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▲22 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (44%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼13 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (16%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (4%)
Average WOZ value
€387,000
▲7% higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+47%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+47%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲37 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (54%)
Social housing
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (34%)
Private rent
9%
▼2 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (11%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▲22 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (44%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼13 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (16%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 47% between 2021 and 2025, to €387,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€387,000▲ 7% above Capelle aan den IJssel
+47% since 2021
Capelle aan den IJssel +47%
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: ~€281 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€281/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
125 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €387,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€28€34
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€170
Maintenance reserve€159–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Capelle aan den IJssel's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 15th 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 125 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €387,000.
Levies: Capelle aan den IJssel'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
Merelbuurt has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Middelwatering West.
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: €387,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Merelbuurt
387,000
492
–
Reviusbuurt
234,000
470
–
Dichtersbuurt
364,000
935
–
Schildersbuurt
360,000
354
–
Valeriusbuurt
279,000
686
–
Rozenburcht
482,000
352
–
Oude Plaats
325,000
535
–
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 91% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied91%
Private rent9%
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
66% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes66%
Multi-family homes34%
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
93% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 23% in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel.
1965-197493.1%
1992-20052.8%
2016 and later4.1%
Explanation
Based on 492 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 Capelle aan den IJssel average.
In 2025, 30 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Merelbuurt, 29% lower than in Capelle aan den IJssel (42). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 7%, against a rise of 4% in Capelle aan den IJssel. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
30
▼29% lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (42)
Change since 2021
-7%
▼lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▼31% lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
30
▼29% lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (42)
Change since 2021
-7%
▼lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▼31% lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Merelbuurt registered 30 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel.
Merelbuurt30
The municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel42
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 Merelbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 8.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 15.1 in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel.
MerelbuurtCapelle aan den IJssel
Theft and burglary8.1
Capelle aan den IJssel 15.1▼ −46% vs Capelle aan den IJssel
Vandalism and public order5.7
Capelle aan den IJssel 5.1▲ +12% vs Capelle aan den IJssel
Violence and threats5.7
Capelle aan den IJssel 5.6≈ Capelle aan den IJssel
Fraud and scams4.9
Capelle aan den IJssel 6.2▼ −21% vs Capelle aan den IJssel
Traffic3.2
Capelle aan den IJssel 7.7▼ −58% vs Capelle aan den IJssel
Other and withheld2.4
Capelle aan den IJssel 1.8▲ +33% vs Capelle aan den IJssel
Environmental0.0
Capelle aan den IJssel 0.1≈ Capelle aan den IJssel
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 Merelbuurt registered 6 traffic accidents, of which 4 with injury and 1 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 above the Capelle aan den IJssel average; green space is below the Capelle aan den IJssel average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Merelbuurt rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Capelle aan den IJssel. Fewer adults feel lonely (44% against 51%), fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 50%), fewer smoke (14% against 18%) and fewer are overweight (53% against 57%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Merelbuurt, covering 74% of the area, against 61% in Capelle aan den IJssel. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 13% of the area, 9 percentage points below the 22% in Capelle aan den IJssel.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲8 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (22%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼7 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (50%)
Overweight
53%
▼4 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (57%)
Smokes
14%
▼4 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲13 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (61%)
Recreation, share of the area
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (22%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲8 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (22%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼7 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (50%)
Overweight
53%
▼4 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (57%)
Smokes
14%
▼4 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲13 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (61%)
Recreation, share of the area
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (22%)
Water, share of the area
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (8%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel
Good self-rated health
76.8%
69.1%
Smokes
13.8%
17.7%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
4.5%
Overweight
52.9%
56.9%
Lonely
44%
51.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.2%
49.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.1%
39.7%
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
13% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel.
Traffic8.7%
Built-up73.9%
Recreation13%
Water4.3%
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
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.7
GP practices
–
1.5
Daycares
–
3.4
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 growing about as fast as the Capelle aan den IJssel average.
Merelbuurt has 1,220 inhabitants (2026), or 5,580 per km² (14% higher than in Capelle aan den IJssel). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 4% in Capelle aan den IJssel. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel was 69%, 9 percentage points below 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%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (26%)
Never married
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (50%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲17 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (56%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
57%
▲15 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (26%)
Never married
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (50%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲17 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (56%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
57%
▲15 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,220.
Residents, 2026
1,220
+3% since 2021
Capelle aan den IJssel +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,580 residents per km², this buurt is 14% more densely populated than the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel.
Residents per km²5,580
Dwellings per km²2,236.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 16.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15225
15 to 25155
25 to 45320
45 to 65260
65 to 80195
80 and over75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married570
Married535
Divorced55
Widowed60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands890
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)95
Outside Europe235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
57% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4380
Higher professional, university290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 69% of eligible voters in Capelle aan den IJssel voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Capelle aan den IJsselThe Netherlands
D66
15.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.7%
16.7%
VVD
12.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.4%
12.8%
CDA
9.9%
11.8%
JA21
8.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.6%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
18.8%
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
Merelbuurt has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 22% higher than in Capelle aan den IJssel (0.9). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Capelle aan den IJssel (22%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (20%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▼3 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (90%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (2%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (0%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
34%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (20%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲3 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▼3 percentage points lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (90%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Capelle aan den IJssel (2%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Capelle aan den IJssel (0%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
34%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel (2025).
Petrol81.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.9%
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 12% to 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 3 percentage points below Capelle aan den IJssel (22%)
+7 pp since 2021
Capelle aan den IJssel +7 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, 560 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars560
Motorcycles40
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.9%).
Residential87.1%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.9%
Education0.9%
Sports0.2%
Other11.9%
Explanation
Based on 565 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
5,580 residents per km²: 10 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,580
NL 539▲ +935% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings91%
NL 57%▲ +60% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings34%
NL 37%▼ −8% vs NL
Single-family dwellings66%
NL 63%▲ +5% 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