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 lower.
The average WOZ value in Het Zand is €445,000, 29% higher than in Ridderkerk (€346,000). Between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 95%, against a rise of 88% in Ridderkerk. 91% of the homes are owner-occupied, 33 percentage points more than in Ridderkerk (58%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€445,000
▲29% higher than Ridderkerk (€346,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+95%
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+88%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲33 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (58%)
Social housing
8%
▼30 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (38%)
Private rent
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (5%)
Single-family dwellings
67%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (56%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼17 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (22%)
Built 2016 and later
23%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (8%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (11%)
Average WOZ value
€445,000
▲29% higher than Ridderkerk (€346,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+95%
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+88%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲33 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (58%)
Social housing
8%
▼30 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (38%)
Private rent
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (5%)
Single-family dwellings
67%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (56%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼17 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (22%)
Built 2016 and later
23%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (8%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 95% between 2015 and 2025, to €445,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€445,000▲ 29% above Ridderkerk
+95% since 2015
Ridderkerk +88%
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: ~€279 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€279/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
106 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €445,000 · 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€145
Maintenance reserve€135–
Buildings insurance€10–
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 106 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €445,000.
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
Het Zand has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 10 wijken in the municipality of Ridderkerk.
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: €445,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Het Zand
445,000
1,569
–
Centrum
288,000
2,491
–
West
312,000
1,775
–
Oost
323,000
2,809
–
Drievliet
335,000
3,635
–
Slikkerveer
354,000
4,230
–
Bolnes
315,000
3,793
–
Rijsoord
496,000
1,345
–
Oostendam
449,000
253
–
Donkersloot
353,000
57
–
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 91% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied91%
Social housing8%
Private rent1%
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
67% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes67%
Multi-family homes33%
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
65% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 12% in the municipality of Ridderkerk.
Before 19451.3%
1975-19914.6%
1992-200565.5%
2006-20156.1%
2016 and later22.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,569 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 Ridderkerk average.
In 2025, 14 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Het Zand, 62% lower than in Ridderkerk (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 35%, 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
14
▼62% lower than Ridderkerk (37)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower than Ridderkerk (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼24% lower than Ridderkerk (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼62% lower than Ridderkerk (37)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower 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, Het Zand registered 14 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.
Het Zand14
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.
The largest category in Het Zand is 'Theft and burglary': 4.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.0 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.
Het ZandRidderkerk
Theft and burglary4.9
Ridderkerk 16.0▼ −69% vs Ridderkerk
Fraud and scams3.4
Ridderkerk 4.2▼ −19% vs Ridderkerk
Violence and threats2.3
Ridderkerk 4.1▼ −44% vs Ridderkerk
Traffic1.8
Ridderkerk 6.7▼ −73% vs Ridderkerk
Vandalism and public order1.3
Ridderkerk 4.1▼ −68% vs Ridderkerk
Other and withheld0.3
Ridderkerk 1.2▼ −75% vs Ridderkerk
Environmental0.0
Ridderkerk 0.2≈ Ridderkerk
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 Het Zand registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
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 below the Ridderkerk average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Het Zand rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Ridderkerk. Fewer adults smoke (11% against 17%), fewer feel lonely (41% against 47%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 48%) and fewer are overweight (55% against 59%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Het Zand, covering 72% of the area, against 38% in Ridderkerk. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 14% in Ridderkerk.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (14%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (47%)
Smokes
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (17%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (48%)
Overweight
55%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (59%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲34 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼22 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (29%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (14%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (47%)
Smokes
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (17%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (48%)
Overweight
55%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (59%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲34 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼22 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (29%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (7%)
Health
An estimated 77% 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
76.9%
69.9%
Smokes
11.2%
17%
Excessive drinking
4.3%
4.9%
Overweight
55.2%
58.7%
Lonely
40.8%
47%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.7%
47.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.8%
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
9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Ridderkerk.
Traffic3.4%
Built-up72.4%
Other built-up8.6%
Recreation8.6%
Agriculture6.9%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Ridderkerk average.
Het Zand has 3,815 inhabitants (2026), or 6,651 per km² (3.3 times as high as in Ridderkerk). Between 2015 and 2026 the population rose 30%, against a rise of 7% 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 2015
+30%
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Ridderkerk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+36%
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (25%)
Married
50%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (41%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ridderkerk (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2015
+30%
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Ridderkerk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+36%
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (25%)
Married
50%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (41%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ridderkerk (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 30% between 2015 and 2026, to 3,815.
Residents, 2026
3,815
+30% since 2015
Ridderkerk +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,651 residents per km², this wijk is 3.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Ridderkerk.
Residents per km²6,651
Dwellings per km²2,752.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.1 died per 1,000.
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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 15580
15 to 25345
25 to 45840
45 to 651,040
65 to 80725
80 and over280
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are married.
Never married1,485
Married1,915
Divorced195
Widowed220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,155
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)205
Outside Europe460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1640
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,230
Higher professional, university900
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
Het Zand has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in Ridderkerk (1.1). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Ridderkerk (21%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Ridderkerk (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+15 pp
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+9 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (3%)
Residents per km²
6,651
▲12 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
8%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Ridderkerk (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+15 pp
▲higher than Ridderkerk (+9 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲11 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ridderkerk (3%)
Residents per km²
6,651
▲12 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
8%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 105 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening105
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
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 21% in the municipality of Ridderkerk (2025).
Petrol75.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.2%
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 9% to 24% between 2015 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 3 percentage points above Ridderkerk (21%)
+15 pp since 2015
Ridderkerk +9 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, 1,960 passenger cars and 115 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,960
Motorcycles115
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential95%
Retail0.2%
Office1%
Assembly0.1%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial0.8%
Other4.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,651 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% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Residents per km²6,651
NL 539▲ +1134% vs NL
Social housing8%
NL 28%▼ −71% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings91%
NL 57%▲ +60% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings33%
NL 37%▼ −11% 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) 2025