The population is growing slower than in Lelystad. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Lelystad, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Rivierenbuurt is €295,000, 16% lower than in Lelystad (€350,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, against a rise of 54% in Lelystad. 54% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points less than in Lelystad (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€295,000
▼16% lower than Lelystad (€350,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+65%
▲higher than Lelystad (+54%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lelystad (62%)
Social housing
41%
▲13 percentage points higher than Lelystad (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lelystad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲12 percentage points higher than Lelystad (80%)
Built 1992–2005
32%
▲14 percentage points higher than Lelystad (18%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Lelystad (10%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Lelystad (8%)
Average WOZ value
€295,000
▼16% lower than Lelystad (€350,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+65%
▲higher than Lelystad (+54%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lelystad (62%)
Social housing
41%
▲13 percentage points higher than Lelystad (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lelystad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲12 percentage points higher than Lelystad (80%)
Built 1992–2005
32%
▲14 percentage points higher than Lelystad (18%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Lelystad (10%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Lelystad (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2021 and 2025, to €295,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€295,000▼ 16% below Lelystad
+65% since 2021
Lelystad +54%
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: ~€273 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€273/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
105 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €295,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€130NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€38€27
Property tax (OZB)€31€26
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€143
Maintenance reserve€134–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Lelystad's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 292nd 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 105 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €295,000.
Levies: Lelystad'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
Rivierenbuurt has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Waterwijk-Landerijen.
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: €295,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Rivierenbuurt
295,000
679
–
Wijkcentrum, Voorstraat
265,000
261
–
Getijdenbuurt, Sportpark Doggersbank
275,000
354
–
Zeeenbuurt
241,000
574
–
Zeestromen en Slotenbuurt
290,000
443
–
Merenbuurt
300,000
428
–
Landerijen Noord/West
437,000
955
–
Landerijen Zuid/West
548,000
294
–
Landerijen Noord/Oost
622,000
434
–
Landerijen Zuid/Oost
534,000
225
–
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 54% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied54%
Social housing41%
Private rent5%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
67% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 51% in the municipality of Lelystad.
1975-199167.2%
1992-200531.8%
2006-20150.9%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 679 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 Lelystad average.
In 2025, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Rivierenbuurt, 40% lower than in Lelystad (42). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 10%, the same as in Lelystad. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▼40% lower than Lelystad (42)
Change since 2021
-10%
=about the same as Lelystad (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.4
▲42% higher than Lelystad (3.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▼40% lower than Lelystad (42)
Change since 2021
-10%
=about the same as Lelystad (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.4
▲42% higher than Lelystad (3.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Rivierenbuurt registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Lelystad.
Rivierenbuurt25
The municipality of Lelystad42
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 Rivierenbuurt is 'Violence and threats': 7.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.9 in the municipality of Lelystad.
RivierenbuurtLelystad
Violence and threats7.2
Lelystad 5.9▲ +22% vs Lelystad
Vandalism and public order6.5
Lelystad 4.6▲ +41% vs Lelystad
Theft and burglary5.2
Lelystad 17.6▼ −70% vs Lelystad
Fraud and scams4.6
Lelystad 5.3▼ −13% vs Lelystad
Other and withheld1.3
Lelystad 2.5▼ −48% vs Lelystad
Traffic0.7
Lelystad 6.1▼ −89% vs Lelystad
Environmental0.0
Lelystad 0.2≈ Lelystad
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 Rivierenbuurt registered 6 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 Lelystad average; green space is above the Lelystad average.
An estimated 68% of adults in Rivierenbuurt rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Lelystad. More adults feel lonely (57% against 51%), more report anxiety or depression (51% against 48%) and more smoke (19% against 18%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 48%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Rivierenbuurt, covering 57% of the area, against 3% in Lelystad. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 29% of the area, 19 percentage points above the 10% in Lelystad.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lelystad (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
▲19 percentage points higher than Lelystad (10%)
More figures
Lonely
57%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lelystad (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lelystad (48%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lelystad (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lelystad (48%)
Water, share of the area
6%
▼63 percentage points lower than Lelystad (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲54 percentage points higher than Lelystad (3%)
Recreation, share of the area
29%
▲28 percentage points higher than Lelystad (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lelystad (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
▲19 percentage points higher than Lelystad (10%)
More figures
Lonely
57%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lelystad (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lelystad (48%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lelystad (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lelystad (48%)
Water, share of the area
6%
▼63 percentage points lower than Lelystad (69%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲54 percentage points higher than Lelystad (3%)
Recreation, share of the area
29%
▲28 percentage points higher than Lelystad (1%)
Health
An estimated 68% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Lelystad (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Lelystad
Good self-rated health
67.7%
71%
Smokes
19.4%
18.3%
Excessive drinking
4.3%
4.6%
Overweight
57%
55.5%
Lonely
57.2%
50.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
50.8%
47.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.4%
47.9%
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
29% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Lelystad.
Traffic8.6%
Built-up57.1%
Recreation28.6%
Water5.7%
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.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2
GP practices
–
1.1
Daycares
–
5.6
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 Lelystad average.
Rivierenbuurt has 1,520 inhabitants (2026), or 4,558 per km² (12.5 times as high as in Lelystad). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 7% in Lelystad. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Lelystad 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: 22% 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
+0%
▼lower than Lelystad (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Lelystad
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Lelystad (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
=about the same as Lelystad (27%)
Never married
52%
=about the same as Lelystad (52%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lelystad (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lelystad (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Lelystad (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Lelystad
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Lelystad (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
=about the same as Lelystad (27%)
Never married
52%
=about the same as Lelystad (52%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lelystad (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lelystad (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,520.
Residents, 2026
1,520
+0% since 2021
Lelystad +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,558 residents per km², this buurt is 12 times as densely populated as the municipality of Lelystad.
Residents per km²4,558
Dwellings per km²2,057.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.3 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 25 and 45.
0 to 15220
15 to 25200
25 to 45410
45 to 65375
65 to 80280
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married800
Married485
Divorced195
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands765
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)180
Outside Europe575
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1300
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4630
Higher professional, university280
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Lelystad; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 69% of eligible voters in Lelystad voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of LelystadThe Netherlands
D66
14.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.4%
16.7%
VVD
13.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.7%
12.8%
CDA
7.8%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.2%
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
Rivierenbuurt has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 9% lower than in Lelystad (1.1). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Lelystad (27%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
30%
▲12 percentage points higher than Lelystad (18%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lelystad (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lelystad (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Lelystad (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lelystad (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−4 pp
▼lower than Lelystad (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lelystad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lelystad (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Lelystad (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
41%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
30%
▲12 percentage points higher than Lelystad (18%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lelystad (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lelystad (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Lelystad (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lelystad (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−4 pp
▼lower than Lelystad (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lelystad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lelystad (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Lelystad (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
41%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 70 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Lelystad (2025).
Petrol76.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.4%
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 27% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 4 percentage points below Lelystad (27%)
-4 pp since 2021
Lelystad +4 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, 725 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars725
Motorcycles55
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential94.2%
Retail0.6%
Office1.4%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial1%
Education0.1%
Other2.8%
Explanation
Based on 721 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
4,558 residents per km²: 8.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,558
NL 539▲ +746% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Social housing41%
NL 28%▲ +46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% 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