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Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Velsen
Living in West-Indische buurt
The population is growing about as fast as in Velsen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Velsen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in West-Indische buurt is €493,000, 21% higher than in Velsen (€408,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 34% in Velsen. 59% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Velsen (57%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€493,000
▲21% higher than Velsen (€408,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Velsen (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
59%
▲2 percentage points higher than Velsen (57%)
Social housing
37%
▲1 percentage point higher than Velsen (36%)
Private rent
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Velsen (8%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲26 percentage points higher than Velsen (60%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Velsen (17%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Velsen (13%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Velsen (11%)
Average WOZ value
€493,000
▲21% higher than Velsen (€408,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Velsen (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
59%
▲2 percentage points higher than Velsen (57%)
Social housing
37%
▲1 percentage point higher than Velsen (36%)
Private rent
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Velsen (8%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲26 percentage points higher than Velsen (60%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Velsen (17%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Velsen (13%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Velsen (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €493,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€493,000▲ 21% above Velsen
+31% since 2021
Velsen +34%
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: ~€274 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€274/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
104 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €493,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€35€43
Waste levy€34€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€141
Maintenance reserve€132–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Velsen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 92nd 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 104 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €493,000.
Levies: Velsen'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
West-Indische buurt has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Santpoort-Noord.
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: €493,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
West-Indische buurt
493,000
321
–
Kerkpadbuurt
576,000
291
–
Biezenbuurt
579,000
262
–
Santpoort-Dorp
574,000
324
–
Bloemenbuurt
553,000
556
–
Kerkerinkbuurt
477,000
442
–
Spanjaardsbergbuurt
480,000
500
–
Santhaesbuurt
659,000
544
–
Duinenbuurt
747,000
32
–
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 59% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied59%
Social housing37%
Private rent4%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
71% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 26% in the municipality of Velsen.
Before 194523.9%
1945-196471.4%
1965-19740.9%
1975-19913.4%
1992-20050.3%
Explanation
Based on 322 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 Velsen average.
In 2025, 11 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in West-Indische buurt, 72% lower than in Velsen (39). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 48%, against a fall of 1% in Velsen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
11
▼72% lower than Velsen (39)
Change since 2021
-48%
▼lower than Velsen (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.2
▲2.3 times as high as Velsen (1.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
11
▼72% lower than Velsen (39)
Change since 2021
-48%
▼lower than Velsen (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.2
▲2.3 times as high as Velsen (1.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, West-Indische buurt registered 11 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 39 in the municipality of Velsen.
West-Indische buurt11
The municipality of Velsen39
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 West-Indische buurt is 'Fraud and scams': 4.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.7 in the municipality of Velsen.
West-Indische buurtVelsen
Fraud and scams4.2
Velsen 4.7▼ −11% vs Velsen
Vandalism and public order2.8
Velsen 6.1▼ −54% vs Velsen
Theft and burglary1.4
Velsen 13.4▼ −90% vs Velsen
Violence and threats1.4
Velsen 4.2▼ −67% vs Velsen
Traffic1.4
Velsen 9.2▼ −85% vs Velsen
Environmental0.0
Velsen 0.2≈ Velsen
Other and withheld0.0
Velsen 1.4▼ −100% vs Velsen
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 2021, police in West-Indische buurt registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Velsen average; green space is below the Velsen average.
An estimated 76% of adults in West-Indische buurt rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Velsen. Fewer adults feel lonely (42% against 47%), fewer are overweight (50% against 53%) and fewer smoke (16% against 18%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (54% against 49%). Built-up land is the largest land use in West-Indische buurt, covering 100% of the area, against 25% in Velsen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲4 percentage points higher than Velsen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Velsen (34%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Velsen (49%)
Lonely
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Velsen (47%)
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Velsen (53%)
Smokes
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Velsen (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲75 percentage points higher than Velsen (25%)
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%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲4 percentage points higher than Velsen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Velsen (34%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Velsen (49%)
Lonely
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Velsen (47%)
Overweight
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Velsen (53%)
Smokes
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Velsen (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲75 percentage points higher than Velsen (25%)
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%)
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
76.1%
72%
Smokes
16.3%
17.9%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
7%
Overweight
49.7%
53.2%
Lonely
42.5%
47.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.2%
46.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.2%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 34% in the municipality of Velsen.
Built-up100%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
2
Daycares
–
1.2
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 about as fast as the Velsen average.
West-Indische buurt has 720 inhabitants (2026), or 9,892 per km² (6.4 times as high as in Velsen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, the same as 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
Population growth since 2021
+3%
=about the same as Velsen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Velsen
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Velsen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Velsen (28%)
Never married
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Velsen (48%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲10 percentage points higher than Velsen (76%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
=about the same as Velsen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Velsen
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Velsen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Velsen (28%)
Never married
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Velsen (48%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲10 percentage points higher than Velsen (76%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 720.
Residents, 2026
720
+3% since 2021
Velsen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,892 residents per km², this buurt is 6.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Velsen.
Residents per km²9,892
Dwellings per km²4,585.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.9 died per 1,000.
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 2570
25 to 45170
45 to 65200
65 to 80120
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married365
Married255
Divorced65
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands620
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
Outside Europe50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4230
Higher professional, university190
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
6%
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
West-Indische buurt has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Velsen (1.1). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Velsen (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Velsen (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
31%
▲7 percentage points higher than Velsen (24%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Velsen (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Velsen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Velsen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
=about the same as Velsen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲11 percentage points higher than Velsen (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Velsen (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Velsen (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Velsen (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
31%
▲7 percentage points higher than Velsen (24%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
12%
▲2 percentage points higher than Velsen (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Velsen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Velsen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
=about the same as Velsen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲11 percentage points higher than Velsen (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Velsen (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Velsen (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Velsen (2025).
Petrol79.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.3%
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 13% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%– about the same as Velsen (20%)
+7 pp since 2021
Velsen +7 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, 370 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars370
Motorcycles35
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential93.6%
Retail0.3%
Office0.6%
Industrial1.7%
Other4.7%
Explanation
Based on 344 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
9,892 residents per km²: 18 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,892
NL 539▲ +1735% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Single-family dwellings86%
NL 63%▲ +37% vs NL
Social housing37%
NL 28%▲ +32% 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) 2026