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 Velsen average; green space is below the Velsen average.

An estimated 76% of adults in Bloemenbuurt rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Velsen. Fewer adults are overweight (45% against 53%), fewer feel lonely (41% against 47%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 47%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 49%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bloemenbuurt, covering 31% of the area, against 25% in Velsen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 29% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 34% in Velsen.

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
4 percentage points higher than Velsen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
5 percentage points lower than Velsen (34%)
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Overweight
45%
8 percentage points lower than Velsen (53%)
Lonely
41%
6 percentage points lower than Velsen (47%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
6 percentage points higher than Velsen (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
4 percentage points lower than Velsen (47%)
Water, share of the area
0%
28 percentage points lower than Velsen (28%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
22 percentage points lower than Velsen (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
26%
19 percentage points higher than Velsen (7%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
4 percentage points higher than Velsen (72%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
29%
5 percentage points lower than Velsen (34%)

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Overweight
45%
8 percentage points lower than Velsen (53%)
Lonely
41%
6 percentage points lower than Velsen (47%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
6 percentage points higher than Velsen (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
4 percentage points lower than Velsen (47%)

Water, share of the area
0%
28 percentage points lower than Velsen (28%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
22 percentage points lower than Velsen (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
26%
19 percentage points higher than Velsen (7%)

Health

An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Velsen (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Velsen

Good self-rated health

76.5%

72%

Smokes

15.3%

17.9%

Excessive drinking

7.4%

Overweight

45%

53.2%

Lonely

41%

47.4%

Anxiety or depression feelings

42.9%

46.8%

Meets physical activity guideline

55.1%

48.9%

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

29% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 34% in the municipality of Velsen.

Traffic13.8%
Built-up31%
Recreation29.3%
Agriculture25.9%

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

Distance to amenities

A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	600 m	–
GP practice	500 m	–
Primary school	500 m	–
Daycare	400 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0.9
GP practices	–	1.6
Daycares	–	3.6

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

28% are between 45 and 65, against 28% in the municipality of Velsen.

Bloemenbuurt has 1,155 inhabitants (2026), or 2,014 per km² (30% higher than in Velsen). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Velsen was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures

Turnout, municipality of Velsen
78%
about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
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Aged 45 to 65
28%
about the same as Velsen (28%)
Never married
50%
2 percentage points higher than Velsen (48%)
Dutch origin
84%
8 percentage points higher than Velsen (76%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Turnout, municipality of Velsen
78%
about the same as the Netherlands (78%)

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Aged 45 to 65
28%
about the same as Velsen (28%)
Never married
50%
2 percentage points higher than Velsen (48%)

Dutch origin
84%
8 percentage points higher than Velsen (76%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Density

With 2,014 residents per km², this buurt is 30% more densely populated than the municipality of Velsen.

Residents per km²2,014

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by age group

28% of residents are between 45 and 65.

0 to 15150
15 to 25125
25 to 45250
45 to 65325
65 to 80215
80 and over85

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

50% of residents are never married.

Never married570
Married425
Divorced95
Widowed60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

84% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands965
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe110

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Velsen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Velsen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.

Municipality of VelsenThe Netherlands

D66

17.6%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

21.1%

16.7%

VVD

15.9%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

11.1%

12.8%

CDA

8.6%

11.8%

JA21

6.8%

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

4.5%

BBB

1.8%

2.6%

Other

11.1%

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

Key figures

Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
9 percentage points lower than Velsen (20%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
2%
6 percentage points lower than Velsen (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
5 percentage points higher than Velsen (16%)
Residential, share of addresses
74%
9 percentage points lower than Velsen (83%)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
9 percentage points higher than Velsen (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
1 percentage point higher than Velsen (1%)

Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
9 percentage points lower than Velsen (20%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
2%
6 percentage points lower than Velsen (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
5 percentage points higher than Velsen (16%)

Residential, share of addresses
74%
9 percentage points lower than Velsen (83%)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
9 percentage points higher than Velsen (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
1 percentage point higher than Velsen (1%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0

Nijverheid en energie30

Handel en horeca60

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20

Zakelijke dienstverlening75

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Addresses by building use

74% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (10%).

Residential74%
Retail10%
Office1.1%
Assembly2.3%
Healthcare0.9%
Industrial3.2%
Lodging0.3%
Sports0.1%
Other10.5%

Explanation

Based on 753 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

2,014 residents per km²: 3.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands

Residents per km²2,014

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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Velsen

Other neighbourhoods in Velsen

Duinenbuurt	55	€747,000	–
Santhaesbuurt	1,315	€659,000	24
Biezenbuurt	605	€579,000	39
Kerkpadbuurt	660	€576,000	39
Santpoort-Dorp	805	€574,000	37
West-Indische buurt	720	€493,000	11
Spanjaardsbergbuurt	955	€480,000	34
Kerkerinkbuurt	990	€477,000	28

Living in Bloemenbuurt (Velsen): WOZ, prices & safety