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Living in Rivierenbuurt

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.

1,520 residents, 679 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Lelystad average.

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%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2021 and 2025, to €295,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€295,00016% 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.

Netherlands€398,000
Lelystad€350,000
Merenbuurt€300,000
Rivierenbuurt€295,000
Zeeenbuurt€241,000
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: €295,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Rivierenbuurt295,000679–
Wijkcentrum, Voorstraat265,000261–
Getijdenbuurt, Sportpark Doggersbank275,000354–
Zeeenbuurt241,000574–
Zeestromen en Slotenbuurt290,000443–
Merenbuurt300,000428–
Landerijen Noord/West437,000955–
Landerijen Zuid/West548,000294–
Landerijen Noord/Oost622,000434–
Landerijen Zuid/Oost534,000225–
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)

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.

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

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Rivierenbuurt registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Lelystad.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2540% below Lelystad
  • -10% since 2021
  • Lelystad -10%
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 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
  • Vandalism and public order6.5
  • Theft and burglary5.2
  • Fraud and scams4.6
  • Other and withheld1.3
  • Traffic0.7
  • Environmental0.0
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: 4.4 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.1 in the municipality of Lelystad.

Rivierenbuurt4.42
The municipality of Lelystad3.05
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 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%)

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.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket300 m–
GP practice600 m–
Primary school300 m–
Daycare400 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 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%)

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
  • Multi-family dwellings8%
  • Private rent5%
  • Social housing41%
  • Single-family dwellings92%
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 Lelystad

Other neighbourhoods in Lelystad
Landerijen Noord/Oost1,320€622,00011
Landerijen Zuid/West870€548,00015
Landerijen Zuid/Oost715€534,0008
Landerijen Noord/West2,550€437,00012
Merenbuurt1,075€300,00032

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.

How we calculate
Living in Rivierenbuurt (Lelystad): WOZ, prices & safety