The population is growing about as fast as in Ridderkerk. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Ridderkerk, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Oostendam is €449,000, 30% higher than in Ridderkerk (€346,000). Between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 74%, against a rise of 88% 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 2015
+74%
▼lower than Ridderkerk (+88%)
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%)
Average WOZ value
€449,000
▲30% higher than Ridderkerk (€346,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+74%
▼lower than Ridderkerk (+88%)
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 74% between 2015 and 2025, to €449,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€449,000▲ 30% above Ridderkerk
+74% 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 €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€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, €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
Oostendam has the 2nd-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: €449,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Oostendam
449,000
253
–
Centrum
288,000
2,491
–
West
312,000
1,775
–
Oost
323,000
2,809
–
Drievliet
335,000
3,635
–
Het Zand
445,000
1,569
–
Slikkerveer
354,000
4,230
–
Bolnes
315,000
3,793
–
Rijsoord
496,000
1,345
–
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 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 30%, 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
+30%
▲higher than Ridderkerk (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼24% lower than Ridderkerk (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
82
▲2.2 times as high as Ridderkerk (37)
Change since 2021
+30%
▲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.
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
Ridderkerk 6.7▲ +443% vs Ridderkerk
Theft and burglary18.2
Ridderkerk 16.0▲ +14% vs Ridderkerk
Violence and threats12.1
Ridderkerk 4.1▲ +195% vs Ridderkerk
Vandalism and public order6.1
Ridderkerk 4.1▲ +49% vs Ridderkerk
Other and withheld6.1
Ridderkerk 1.2▲ +408% vs Ridderkerk
Fraud and scams1.5
Ridderkerk 4.2▼ −64% vs Ridderkerk
Environmental1.5
Ridderkerk 0.2▲ +650% vs 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 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%)
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing about as fast as the Ridderkerk average.
Oostendam has 650 inhabitants (2026), or 391 per km² (81% lower than in Ridderkerk). Between 2015 and 2026 the population rose 7%, the same as 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
+7%
=about the same as Ridderkerk (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Ridderkerk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Ridderkerk (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (25%)
Married
46%
▲5 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 growth since 2015
+7%
=about the same as Ridderkerk (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Ridderkerk
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Ridderkerk (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ridderkerk (25%)
Married
46%
▲5 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 7% between 2015 and 2026, to 650.
Residents, 2026
650
+7% since 2015
Ridderkerk +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 391 residents per km², this wijk 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; 7.6 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
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15130
15 to 2590
25 to 45135
45 to 65180
65 to 8085
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married290
Married300
Divorced35
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 2015
+5 pp
▼lower than Ridderkerk (+9 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 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 2015
+5 pp
▼lower than Ridderkerk (+9 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 16% to 21% between 2015 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%– about the same as Ridderkerk (21%)
+5 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, 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%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing17%
NL 28%▼ −39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% vs NL
Residents per km²391
NL 539▼ −27% 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