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Living in Multatulibuurt

The population is growing slower than in Delft. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Delft, and registered crime per resident is higher.

1,785 residents, 659 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Delft average.

The average WOZ value in Multatulibuurt is €298,000, 15% lower than in Delft (€352,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 35%, against a rise of 34% in Delft. 18% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points less than in Delft (37%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €298,000
    15% lower than Delft (€352,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2021
    +35%
    higher than Delft (+34%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    18%
    19 percentage points lower than Delft (37%)
  • Social housing
    79%
    37 percentage points higher than Delft (42%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    18 percentage points lower than Delft (21%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    56%
    24 percentage points higher than Delft (32%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 35% between 2021 and 2025, to €298,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€298,00015% below Delft
  • +35% since 2021
  • Delft +34%
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: ~€228 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€228/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 85 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €298,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
  • Water board levy€40–
  • Waste levy€26€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€26€26
  • Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€116
  • Maintenance reserve€108–
  • Buildings insurance€8–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Delft's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 110th 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 85 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €298,000.
  • Levies: Delft'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

Multatulibuurt has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Voorhof.

Netherlands€398,000
Delft€352,000
Voorhof€268,000
Poptahof-Zuid€315,000
Multatulibuurt€298,000
Mythologiebuurt€226,000
Poptahof-Noord€119,000
Explanation

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: €298,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Multatulibuurt298,000659–
Poptahof-Noord119,000694–
Poptahof-Zuid315,0001,010–
Bedrijventerrein Voorhof357,000552–
Mythologiebuurt226,0001,302–
Aart van der Leeuwbuurt257,000564–
Roland Holstbuurt264,0002,027–
Voorhof-Hoogbouw247,0001,314–
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 social housing, at 79% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied18%
  • Social housing79%
  • Private rent3%
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

56% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes56%
  • Multi-family homes44%
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 1965 and 1974, against 20% in the municipality of Delft.

  • 1965-1974100%
Explanation

Based on 659 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

More registered crime per resident than the Delft average.

In 2025, 88 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Multatulibuurt, 66% higher than in Delft (53). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 50%, against a rise of 8% in Delft. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    88
    66% higher than Delft (53)
  • Change since 2021
    +50%
    higher than Delft (+8%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.0
    60% lower than Delft (2.5)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Multatulibuurt registered 88 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 53 in the municipality of Delft.

Multatulibuurt88
The municipality of Delft53
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Multatulibuurt registered 88 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 53 in the municipality of Delft.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8866% above Delft
  • +50% since 2021
  • Delft +8%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Multatulibuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 52.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 30.6 in the municipality of Delft.

MultatulibuurtDelft
  • Theft and burglary52.1
  • Traffic14.9
  • Vandalism and public order7.4
  • Violence and threats5.7
  • Fraud and scams4.0
  • Other and withheld2.3
  • Environmental1.1
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.0 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.5 in the municipality of Delft.

Multatulibuurt1.01
The municipality of Delft2.47
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Multatulibuurt registered 13 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 below the Delft average; green space is below the Delft average.

An estimated 63% of adults in Multatulibuurt rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points less than in Delft. More adults are overweight (54% against 44%), more feel lonely (62% against 53%) and more report anxiety or depression (60% against 54%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Multatulibuurt, covering 86% of the area, against 52% in Delft. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 14 percentage points below the 24% in Delft.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    63%
    10 percentage points lower than Delft (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    10%
    14 percentage points lower than Delft (24%)
  • More figures
  • Overweight
    54%
    10 percentage points higher than Delft (44%)
  • Lonely
    62%
    9 percentage points higher than Delft (53%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    47%
    8 percentage points lower than Delft (55%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    60%
    6 percentage points higher than Delft (54%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    86%
    34 percentage points higher than Delft (52%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    0%
    9 percentage points lower than Delft (9%)
  • Recreation, share of the area
    10%
    8 percentage points lower than Delft (18%)

Health

An estimated 63% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Delft (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Delft
Good self-rated health
63%
73.2%
Smokes
20.4%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
3.9%
6.4%
Overweight
53.9%
43.8%
Lonely
62.3%
53.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
59.9%
54.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.2%
55.4%
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

10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Delft.

  • Traffic4.8%
  • Built-up85.7%
  • Recreation9.5%
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 300 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket300 m–
GP practice800 m–
Primary school900 m–
Daycare400 m–
Large supermarkets–2.1
GP practices–1.7
Daycares–7.2
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 slower than the Delft average.

Multatulibuurt has 1,785 inhabitants (2026), or 8,141 per km² (68% higher than in Delft). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 6% in Delft. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Delft was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 25% 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 Delft (+6%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Delft
    78%
    about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +0%
    lower than Delft (+6%)
  • Aged 15 to 25
    29%
    9 percentage points higher than Delft (20%)
  • Never married
    61%
    1 percentage point lower than Delft (62%)
  • Origin outside Europe
    49%
    20 percentage points higher than Delft (29%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    36%
    2 percentage points higher than Delft (34%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    25%
    8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,785.

Residents, 2026
1,785
  • +3% since 2021
  • Delft +6%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 8,141 residents per km², this buurt is 68% more densely populated than the municipality of Delft.

Residents per km²8,141
Dwellings per km²2,995.5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 5.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.7 died per 1,000.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

29% of residents are between 15 and 25.

  • 0 to 15255
  • 15 to 25515
  • 25 to 45355
  • 45 to 65385
  • 65 to 80215
  • 80 and over60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

61% of residents are never married.

  • Never married1,080
  • Married495
  • Divorced145
  • Widowed60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

49% of residents have origin outside Europe.

  • Netherlands675
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)240
  • Outside Europe870

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

36% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1400
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4490
  • Higher professional, university470

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Delft; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Delft voted. The largest party was D66 with 25% of the valid votes.

Municipality of DelftThe Netherlands
D66
25.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12%
16.7%
VVD
9.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
20.2%
12.8%
CDA
9%
11.8%
JA21
4.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.9%
4.5%
BBB
0.9%
2.6%
Other
15.7%
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

Multatulibuurt has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 17% lower than in Delft (0.6). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points less than in Delft (23%).

Key figures
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    25%
    6 percentage points higher than Delft (19%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    4%
    6 percentage points lower than Delft (10%)
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    17%
    5 percentage points higher than Delft (12%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    0.5
    17% lower than Delft (0.6)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    15%
    8 percentage points lower than Delft (23%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    +3 pp
    lower than Delft (+8 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    90%
    2 percentage points lower than Delft (92%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Delft (2%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    0%
    1 percentage point lower than Delft (1%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    18%
    39 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    79%
    51 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Delft (2025).

  • Petrol84.7%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.3%
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 13% to 15% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
15%8 percentage points below Delft (23%)
  • +2 pp since 2021
  • Delft +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, 425 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars425
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

90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (0.4%).

  • Residential90.3%
  • Retail0.1%
  • Industrial0.1%
  • Education0.4%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other8.9%
Explanation

Based on 730 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

8,141 residents per km²: 15 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²8,141
  • Private rent3%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings18%
  • Social housing79%
  • Average WOZ value€298,000
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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Delft

Other neighbourhoods in Delft
Bedrijventerrein Voorhof925€357,00066
Poptahof-Zuid1,920€315,000111
Roland Holstbuurt3,580€264,00062
Aart van der Leeuwbuurt1,055€257,00045
Voorhof-Hoogbouw2,525€247,00037

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

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