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Living in Het Zand

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.

3,815 residents, 1,569 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 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%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 95% between 2015 and 2025, to €445,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€445,00029% 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.

Netherlands€398,000
Ridderkerk€346,000
Rijsoord€496,000
Oostendam€449,000
Het Zand€445,000

Slikkerveer€354,000
Donkersloot€353,000
Drievliet€335,000
Oost€323,000
Bolnes€315,000
West€312,000
Centrum€288,000
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: €445,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Het Zand445,0001,569–
Centrum288,0002,491–
West312,0001,775–
Oost323,0002,809–
Drievliet335,0003,635–
Slikkerveer354,0004,230–
Bolnes315,0003,793–
Rijsoord496,0001,345–
Oostendam449,000253–
Donkersloot353,00057–
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)

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.

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

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Het Zand registered 14 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1462% below Ridderkerk
  • -35% 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 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
  • Fraud and scams3.4
  • Violence and threats2.3
  • Traffic1.8
  • Vandalism and public order1.3
  • Other and withheld0.3
  • 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: 1.3 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.7 in the municipality of Ridderkerk.

Het Zand1.27
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 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%)

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 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 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%
  • Residents per km²6,651
  • Social housing8%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings91%
  • Multi-family dwellings33%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Het Zand

Compare the neighbourhoods of Het Zand
Het Zand3,815€445,00014

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, 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 district.

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