The population is growing faster than in Rheden. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Rheden, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Velp is €401,000, 6% higher than in Rheden (€377,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 87%, against a rise of 85% in Rheden. 52% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points less than in Rheden (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€401,000
▲6% higher than Rheden (€377,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+87%
▲higher than Rheden (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Rheden (56%)
Social housing
26%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rheden (29%)
Private rent
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Rheden (15%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼12 percentage points lower than Rheden (74%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rheden (25%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Rheden (15%)
Built 1965–1974
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rheden (23%)
Average WOZ value
€401,000
▲6% higher than Rheden (€377,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+87%
▲higher than Rheden (+85%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Rheden (56%)
Social housing
26%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rheden (29%)
Private rent
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Rheden (15%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼12 percentage points lower than Rheden (74%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rheden (25%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Rheden (15%)
Built 1965–1974
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rheden (23%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 87% between 2014 and 2025, to €401,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€401,000▲ 6% above Rheden
+87% since 2014
Rheden +85%
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: ~€303 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€303/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
121 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €401,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€138NL median
Property tax (OZB)€50€35
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€165
Maintenance reserve€154–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Rheden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 264th 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 121 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €401,000.
Levies: Rheden'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
Velp has the highest WOZ value of the 3 wijken in the municipality of Rheden.
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: €401,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Velp
401,000
9,155
–
Dieren
357,000
7,995
–
Rheden
367,000
4,227
–
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 52% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied52%
Social housing26%
Private rent22%
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
62% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes62%
Multi-family homes38%
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
28% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 23% in the municipality of Rheden.
Before 194528%
1945-196420%
1965-197426.1%
1975-199111.5%
1992-20054.5%
2006-20157.2%
2016 and later2.6%
Explanation
Based on 9,229 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 Rheden average.
In 2025, 37 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Velp, 9% higher than in Rheden (34). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 4%, against a rise of 1% in Rheden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
37
▲9% higher than Rheden (34)
Change since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Rheden (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼9% lower than Rheden (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
37
▲9% higher than Rheden (34)
Change since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Rheden (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼9% lower than Rheden (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Velp registered 37 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Rheden.
Velp37
The municipality of Rheden34
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 Velp is 'Theft and burglary': 15.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.7 in the municipality of Rheden.
VelpRheden
Theft and burglary15.6
Rheden 14.7▲ +6% vs Rheden
Traffic7.9
Rheden 6.0▲ +32% vs Rheden
Fraud and scams4.0
Rheden 4.4▼ −9% vs Rheden
Violence and threats3.5
Rheden 3.1▲ +13% vs Rheden
Vandalism and public order3.4
Rheden 4.3▼ −21% vs Rheden
Other and withheld2.0
Rheden 1.4▲ +43% vs Rheden
Environmental0.2
Rheden 0.1≈ Rheden
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 Velp registered 101 traffic accidents, of which 13 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 about average; green space is below the Rheden average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Velp rate their own health as good, about the same as in Rheden. Fewer adults are overweight (50% against 53%), but more smoke (20% against 18%), more meet the physical activity guideline (52% against 50%) and more feel lonely (47% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Velp, covering 35% of the area, against 13% in Rheden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 39% of the area, 24 percentage points below the 63% in Rheden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
=about the same as Rheden (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
39%
▼24 percentage points lower than Rheden (63%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rheden (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (50%)
Smokes
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (18%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rheden (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
35%
▼26 percentage points lower than Rheden (61%)
Built-up, share of the area
35%
▲22 percentage points higher than Rheden (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rheden (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
=about the same as Rheden (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
39%
▼24 percentage points lower than Rheden (63%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rheden (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (50%)
Smokes
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (18%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rheden (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
35%
▼26 percentage points lower than Rheden (61%)
Built-up, share of the area
35%
▲22 percentage points higher than Rheden (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rheden (2%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Rheden (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Rheden
Good self-rated health
70.9%
71.2%
Smokes
19.6%
18.2%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
5.6%
Overweight
49.5%
52.7%
Lonely
46.7%
45.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.3%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.9%
50.3%
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
39% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 63% in the municipality of Rheden.
Traffic3.8%
Built-up34.9%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation4.6%
Agriculture18.7%
Forest and nature34.8%
Water2.7%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Rheden average.
Velp has 18,510 inhabitants (2026), or 1,727 per km² (3.2 times as high as in Rheden). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 4%, against a rise of 1% in Rheden. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Rheden was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+4%
▲higher than Rheden (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Rheden
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Rheden (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rheden (27%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Rheden (45%)
Dutch origin
76%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rheden (79%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+4%
▲higher than Rheden (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Rheden
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Rheden (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rheden (27%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Rheden (45%)
Dutch origin
76%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rheden (79%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 18,510.
Residents, 2026
18,510
+4% since 2014
Rheden +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,727 residents per km², this wijk is 3.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Rheden.
Residents per km²1,727
Dwellings per km²854
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 17.1 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 152,410
15 to 252,260
25 to 454,100
45 to 654,655
65 to 803,415
80 and over1,680
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married9,085
Married6,390
Divorced1,710
Widowed1,325
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
76% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands14,060
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,455
Outside Europe2,995
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
39% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo13,240
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,800
Higher professional, university5,150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Rheden; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Rheden voted. The largest party was D66 with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of RhedenThe Netherlands
D66
19.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.5%
16.7%
VVD
13.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.9%
12.8%
CDA
11.3%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.9%
2.6%
Other
12.6%
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
Velp has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 9% lower than in Rheden (1.1). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Rheden (22%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rheden (26%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rheden (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Rheden (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Rheden (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Rheden (+5 pp)
Healthcare, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Rheden (0%)
Retail, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Rheden (2%)
Private rent
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rheden (26%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rheden (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Rheden (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Rheden (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Rheden (+5 pp)
Healthcare, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rheden (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Rheden (0%)
Retail, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Rheden (2%)
Private rent
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 720 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie335
Handel en horeca380
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie130
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed145
Zakelijke dienstverlening720
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg625
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten310
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 22% in the municipality of Rheden (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 17% to 24% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 2 percentage points above Rheden (22%)
+7 pp since 2014
Rheden +5 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, 9,695 passenger cars and 640 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars9,695
Motorcycles640
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 healthcare (3%).
Residential86.6%
Retail1.8%
Office1.3%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare2.7%
Industrial1.7%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other8.5%
Explanation
Based on 10,659 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
1,727 residents per km²: 3.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,727
NL 539▲ +220% vs NL
Private rent22%
NL 14%▲ +57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings52%
NL 57%▼ −9% vs NL
Social housing26%
NL 28%▼ −7% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings38%
NL 37%≈ 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