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Living in Oostendam

The population is growing faster than in Ridderkerk. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Ridderkerk, and registered crime per resident is higher.

650 residents, 253 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Ridderkerk average.

The average WOZ value in Oostendam is €449,000, 30% higher than in Ridderkerk (€346,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 38%, against a rise of 35% in Ridderkerk. 77% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Ridderkerk (58%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €449,000
    30% higher than Ridderkerk (€346,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2021
    +38%
    higher than Ridderkerk (+35%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    77%
    19 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (58%)
  • Social housing
    17%
    21 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (38%)
  • Private rent
    7%
    2 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (5%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    97%
    41 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (56%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    38%
    22 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (16%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    4%
    21 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (25%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    6%
    16 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (22%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €449,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€449,00030% above Ridderkerk
  • +38% since 2021
  • Ridderkerk +35%
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: ~€317 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€317/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 134 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €449,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€134NL median
  • Water board levy€44–
  • Property tax (OZB)€35€39
  • Waste levy€32€27
  • Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€183
  • Maintenance reserve€171–
  • Buildings insurance€12–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Ridderkerk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 164th 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 134 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €449,000.
  • Levies: Ridderkerk'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

Average WOZ value: €449,000

Netherlands€398,000
Ridderkerk€346,000
Oostendam€449,000
Oostendam€449,000
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)

Dwellings by ownership

The largest category is owner-occupied, at 77% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied77%
  • Social housing17%
  • Private rent7%
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

97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes97%
  • Multi-family homes3%
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

41% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 11% in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

  • Before 194540.7%
  • 1945-196437.5%
  • 1965-19744.3%
  • 1975-19915.9%
  • 1992-20054.7%
  • 2006-20152%
  • 2016 and later4.7%
Explanation

Based on 253 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 Ridderkerk average.

In 2025, 82 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Oostendam, 2.2 times as high as in Ridderkerk (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 29%, against a fall of 6% in Ridderkerk. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    82
    2.2 times as high as Ridderkerk (37)
  • Change since 2021
    +29%
    higher than Ridderkerk (-6%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.3
    24% lower than Ridderkerk (1.7)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Oostendam registered 82 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

Oostendam82
The municipality of Ridderkerk37
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, Oostendam registered 82 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
822.2 times as high as Ridderkerk
  • +29% since 2021
  • Ridderkerk -6%
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 Oostendam is 'Traffic': 36.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

OostendamRidderkerk
  • Traffic36.4
  • Theft and burglary18.2
  • Violence and threats12.1
  • Vandalism and public order6.1
  • Other and withheld6.1
  • Fraud and scams1.5
  • Environmental1.5
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: 1.3 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.7 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

Oostendam1.32
The municipality of Ridderkerk1.7
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 Oostendam registered 43 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 above the Ridderkerk average; green space is above the Ridderkerk average.

An estimated 75% of adults in Oostendam rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Ridderkerk. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 47%), fewer are overweight (54% against 59%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 48%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 39%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Oostendam, covering 52% of the area, against 29% in Ridderkerk. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 19% of the area, 5 percentage points above the 14% in Ridderkerk.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    75%
    5 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (70%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    19%
    5 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (14%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    38%
    9 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (47%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    45%
    6 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (39%)
  • Overweight
    54%
    5 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (59%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    44%
    4 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (48%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    13%
    25 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (38%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    52%
    23 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (29%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    15%
    12 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (3%)

Health

An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Ridderkerk (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Ridderkerk
Good self-rated health
75.2%
69.9%
Smokes
15.2%
17%
Excessive drinking
5%
4.9%
Overweight
53.7%
58.7%
Lonely
38.3%
47%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.5%
47.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.2%
38.9%
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

19% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

  • Traffic13.4%
  • Built-up12.8%
  • Recreation4.1%
  • Agriculture51.7%
  • Forest and nature14.5%
  • Water3.5%
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 1400 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket1,400 m–
GP practice1,500 m–
Primary school1,500 m–
Daycare1,900 m–
Large supermarkets–0.4
GP practices–0.2
Daycares–0
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 faster than the Ridderkerk average.

Oostendam has 650 inhabitants (2026), or 391 per km² (81% lower than in Ridderkerk). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 6%, against a rise of 3% in Ridderkerk. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Ridderkerk was 75%, 3 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
    +6%
    higher than Ridderkerk (+3%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Ridderkerk
    75%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +2%
    about the same as Ridderkerk (+3%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    27%
    2 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (25%)
  • Married
    45%
    4 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (41%)
  • Dutch origin
    88%
    14 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (74%)
  • Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
    50%
    18 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (32%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    22%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 6% between 2021 and 2026, to 650.

Residents, 2026
650
  • +6% since 2021
  • Ridderkerk +3%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 391 residents per km², this buurt is 81% less densely populated than the municipality of Ridderkerk.

Residents per km²391
Dwellings per km²152.4

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 7.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

28% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15130
  • 15 to 2590
  • 25 to 45140
  • 45 to 65180
  • 65 to 8085
  • 80 and over30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

46% of residents are married.

  • Never married295
  • Married300
  • Divorced40
  • Widowed25

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

88% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands570
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
  • Outside Europe60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

50% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1180
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4180

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Ridderkerk; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Ridderkerk voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 22% of the valid votes.

Municipality of RidderkerkThe Netherlands
D66
10.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.4%
16.7%
VVD
11.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.6%
11.8%
JA21
8.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
21.1%
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

Oostendam has an average of 1.7 cars per household, 55% higher than in Ridderkerk (1.1). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Ridderkerk (21%).

Key figures
  • Business services, share of businesses
    37%
    14 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (23%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    0%
    8 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (8%)
  • Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
    11%
    5 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (6%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.7
    55% higher than Ridderkerk (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    21%
    about the same as Ridderkerk (21%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    −2 pp
    lower than Ridderkerk (+8 pp)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    9%
    4 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (5%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    87%
    3 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (84%)
  • Assembly, share of addresses
    2%
    1 percentage point higher than Ridderkerk (1%)
  • Private rent
    7%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Social housing
    17%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    97%
    34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Ridderkerk (2025).

  • Petrol79.3%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.7%
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 23% to 21% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
21%about the same as Ridderkerk (21%)
  • -2 pp since 2021
  • Ridderkerk +8 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, 410 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars410
Motorcycles40
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 industrial (9%).

  • Residential86.9%
  • Retail2.4%
  • Office4.1%
  • Assembly2.4%
  • Industrial9.3%
  • Lodging0.3%
  • Sports0.3%
  • Other5.2%
Explanation

Based on 291 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

3% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings3%
  • Private rent7%
  • Social housing17%
  • Single-family dwellings97%
  • Residents per km²391
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) 2025

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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