The population is shrinking, while it grows in Houten. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Houten, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Velden is €460,000, 13% lower than in Houten (€526,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 39% in Houten. 55% of the homes are owner-occupied, 12 percentage points less than in Houten (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€460,000
▼13% lower than Houten (€526,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Houten (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▼12 percentage points lower than Houten (67%)
Social housing
35%
▲11 percentage points higher than Houten (24%)
Private rent
10%
▲1 percentage point higher than Houten (9%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲8 percentage points higher than Houten (74%)
Average WOZ value
€460,000
▼13% lower than Houten (€526,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Houten (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
55%
▼12 percentage points lower than Houten (67%)
Social housing
35%
▲11 percentage points higher than Houten (24%)
Private rent
10%
▲1 percentage point higher than Houten (9%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲8 percentage points higher than Houten (74%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €460,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€460,000▼ 13% below Houten
+44% since 2021
Houten +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: ~€278 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€278/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
112 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €460,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€38€40
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€153
Maintenance reserve€143–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Houten's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 62nd 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 112 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €460,000.
Levies: Houten'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
Velden has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Houten Noord-Oost.
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: €460,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Velden
460,000
554
–
Centrum West
397,000
229
–
Centrum Oost
332,000
804
–
Molens
361,000
400
–
Hagen
470,000
397
–
Weiden
420,000
774
–
Gilden
505,000
785
–
Sloten
453,000
457
–
Bermen
554,000
238
–
Akkers
514,000
425
–
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 55% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied55%
Social housing35%
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
82% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes82%
Multi-family homes18%
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 1975 and 1991, against 39% in the municipality of Houten.
1975-1991100%
Explanation
Based on 554 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 Houten average.
In 2025, 15 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Velden, 52% lower than in Houten (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 48%, against a rise of 2% in Houten. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼52% lower than Houten (31)
Change since 2021
-48%
▼lower than Houten (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▲16% higher than Houten (3.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
15
▼52% lower than Houten (31)
Change since 2021
-48%
▼lower than Houten (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▲16% higher than Houten (3.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Velden registered 15 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Houten.
Velden15
The municipality of Houten31
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 Velden is 'Vandalism and public order': 4.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 2.9 in the municipality of Houten.
VeldenHouten
Vandalism and public order4.6
Houten 2.9▲ +59% vs Houten
Violence and threats4.6
Houten 3.2▲ +44% vs Houten
Fraud and scams2.3
Houten 4.6▼ −50% vs Houten
Theft and burglary1.5
Houten 14.5▼ −90% vs Houten
Traffic0.8
Houten 3.8▼ −79% vs Houten
Other and withheld0.8
Houten 1.4▼ −43% vs Houten
Environmental0.0
Houten 0.2≈ Houten
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 2021, police in Velden registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Houten average; green space is below the Houten average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Velden rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points less than in Houten. More adults are overweight (51% against 47%), more smoke (15% against 12%), more feel lonely (44% against 42%) and more report anxiety or depression (45% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Velden, covering 94% of the area, against 16% in Houten. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 7% in Houten.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than Houten (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Houten (7%)
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Overweight
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Houten (47%)
Smokes
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Houten (12%)
Lonely
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Houten (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Houten (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
94%
▲78 percentage points higher than Houten (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼66 percentage points lower than Houten (66%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Houten (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than Houten (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Houten (7%)
More figures
Overweight
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Houten (47%)
Smokes
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Houten (12%)
Lonely
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Houten (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Houten (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
94%
▲78 percentage points higher than Houten (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼66 percentage points lower than Houten (66%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Houten (7%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 78% in the municipality of Houten (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Houten
Good self-rated health
73.4%
77.5%
Smokes
14.7%
12.5%
Excessive drinking
4.4%
4.6%
Overweight
50.8%
47.1%
Lonely
43.6%
41.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.4%
43.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.8%
48.9%
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
6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Houten.
Built-up94.1%
Recreation5.9%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,000 m
–
GP practice
2,800 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
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 Houten.
Velden has 1,300 inhabitants (2026), or 7,721 per km² (8.3 times as high as in Houten). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 1% in Houten. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Houten was 86%, 8 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 21% 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
-1%
▼lower than Houten (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Houten
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Houten (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Houten (28%)
Married
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Houten (42%)
Dutch origin
75%
▼4 percentage points lower than Houten (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
37%
=about the same as Houten (37%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Houten (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Houten
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Houten (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Houten (28%)
Married
44%
▲2 percentage points higher than Houten (42%)
Dutch origin
75%
▼4 percentage points lower than Houten (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
37%
=about the same as Houten (37%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,300.
Residents, 2026
1,300
-1% since 2021
Houten +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,721 residents per km², this buurt is 8.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Houten.
Residents per km²7,721
Dwellings per km²3,258.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 19.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15215
15 to 25155
25 to 45305
45 to 65345
65 to 80250
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married570
Married575
Divorced105
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
75% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands975
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe245
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
37% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1270
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4380
Higher professional, university380
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Houten; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 86% of eligible voters in Houten voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HoutenThe Netherlands
D66
21.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.6%
16.7%
VVD
15.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.7%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.1%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
12.8%
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
Velden has an average of 1.0 cars per household. 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 30 percentage points less than in Houten (54%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Houten (20%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Houten (6%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲5 percentage points higher than Houten (31%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼30 percentage points lower than Houten (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▼lower than Houten (+19 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲7 percentage points higher than Houten (92%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Houten (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
18%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Houten (20%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Houten (6%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲5 percentage points higher than Houten (31%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼30 percentage points lower than Houten (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▼lower than Houten (+19 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲7 percentage points higher than Houten (92%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Houten (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
18%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 54% in the municipality of Houten (2025).
Petrol75.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.3%
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 15% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 30 percentage points below Houten (54%)
+9 pp since 2021
Houten +20 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, 535 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars535
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (0.2%).
Residential99.1%
Education0.2%
Other0.9%
Explanation
Based on 559 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
7,721 residents per km²: 14 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,721
NL 539▲ +1333% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings18%
NL 37%▼ −51% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% vs NL
Single-family dwellings82%
NL 63%▲ +30% vs NL
Social housing35%
NL 28%▲ +25% 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