The population is shrinking, while it grows in Vlaardingen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Vlaardingen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Hofbuurt is €476,000, 57% higher than in Vlaardingen (€303,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 33%, against a rise of 38% in Vlaardingen. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 38 percentage points more than in Vlaardingen (47%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€476,000
▲57% higher than Vlaardingen (€303,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲38 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (47%)
Social housing
6%
▼35 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (41%)
Private rent
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
54%
▲16 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (38%)
Built 2006–2015
28%
▲23 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (5%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (17%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (18%)
Average WOZ value
€476,000
▲57% higher than Vlaardingen (€303,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲38 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (47%)
Social housing
6%
▼35 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (41%)
Private rent
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
54%
▲16 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (38%)
Built 2006–2015
28%
▲23 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (5%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (17%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 33% between 2021 and 2025, to €476,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€476,000▲ 57% above Vlaardingen
+33% since 2021
Vlaardingen +38%
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: ~€314 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€314/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €476,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
Property tax (OZB)€47€42
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€172
Maintenance reserve€161–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Vlaardingen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 229th 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 127 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €476,000.
Levies: Vlaardingen'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
Hofbuurt has the highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Oostwijk.
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: €476,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hofbuurt
476,000
451
–
Oostbuurt
296,000
3,073
–
Vijfsluizen
415,000
307
–
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 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Social housing6%
Private rent9%
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
54% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes54%
Multi-family homes46%
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
36% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 8% in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Before 19453.1%
1945-196426.6%
1975-19916.1%
2006-201528.1%
2016 and later36.2%
Explanation
Based on 459 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 Vlaardingen average.
In 2025, 53 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hofbuurt, 15% higher than in Vlaardingen (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 4%, against a fall of 12% in Vlaardingen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
53
▲15% higher than Vlaardingen (46)
Change since 2021
-4%
▲higher than Vlaardingen (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼74% lower than Vlaardingen (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
53
▲15% higher than Vlaardingen (46)
Change since 2021
-4%
▲higher than Vlaardingen (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼74% lower than Vlaardingen (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hofbuurt registered 53 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Hofbuurt53
The municipality of Vlaardingen46
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 Hofbuurt is 'Traffic': 14.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.2 in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
HofbuurtVlaardingen
Traffic14.1
Vlaardingen 7.2▲ +96% vs Vlaardingen
Theft and burglary13.1
Vlaardingen 18.5▼ −29% vs Vlaardingen
Violence and threats11.3
Vlaardingen 7.5▲ +51% vs Vlaardingen
Vandalism and public order6.6
Vlaardingen 5.8▲ +14% vs Vlaardingen
Fraud and scams5.6
Vlaardingen 5.1▲ +10% vs Vlaardingen
Other and withheld1.9
Vlaardingen 1.7▲ +12% vs Vlaardingen
Environmental0.0
Vlaardingen 0.3≈ Vlaardingen
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 2023, police in Hofbuurt registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Vlaardingen average; green space is above the Vlaardingen average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Hofbuurt rate their own health as good, 12 percentage points more than in Vlaardingen. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 52%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 52%) and fewer are overweight (50% against 58%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 41%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Hofbuurt, covering 46% of the area, against 37% in Vlaardingen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 39% of the area, 15 percentage points above the 24% in Vlaardingen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲12 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
39%
▲15 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (24%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼10 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (41%)
Overweight
50%
▼8 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (58%)
Recreation, share of the area
39%
▲24 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (37%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲12 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
39%
▲15 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (24%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼10 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (41%)
Overweight
50%
▼8 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (58%)
Recreation, share of the area
39%
▲24 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (37%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 68% in the municipality of Vlaardingen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Vlaardingen
Good self-rated health
80.1%
67.5%
Smokes
13.5%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
4.8%
Overweight
49.7%
58.1%
Lonely
39.6%
52.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.1%
52.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.4%
40.6%
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
39% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Built-up46.4%
Other built-up3.6%
Recreation39.3%
Water10.7%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.2
GP practices
–
2.8
Daycares
–
2.8
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 shrinking, while it grows in Vlaardingen.
Hofbuurt has 1,055 inhabitants (2026), or 4,183 per km² (27% higher than in Vlaardingen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 5% in Vlaardingen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Vlaardingen was 69%, 9 percentage points below the national 78%. 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
-2%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Vlaardingen
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (25%)
Never married
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (50%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲22 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (60%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲22 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (24%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Vlaardingen
69%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (25%)
Never married
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (50%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲22 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (60%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲22 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (24%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,055.
Residents, 2026
1,055
-2% since 2021
Vlaardingen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,183 residents per km², this buurt is 27% more densely populated than the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Residents per km²4,183
Dwellings per km²1,804
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15175
15 to 25120
25 to 45225
45 to 65350
65 to 80170
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married495
Married460
Divorced65
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands860
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)70
Outside Europe125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4300
Higher professional, university380
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Vlaardingen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 69% of eligible voters in Vlaardingen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of VlaardingenThe Netherlands
D66
14.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.9%
16.7%
VVD
12.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.7%
12.8%
CDA
10.5%
11.8%
JA21
7.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
17.7%
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
Hofbuurt has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 22% higher than in Vlaardingen (0.9). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Vlaardingen (20%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲16 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼10 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲9 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Vlaardingen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+12 pp
▲higher than Vlaardingen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (1%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲16 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼10 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲9 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Vlaardingen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+12 pp
▲higher than Vlaardingen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (1%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Vlaardingen (2025).
Petrol73.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.9%
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 15% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 7 percentage points above Vlaardingen (20%)
+12 pp since 2021
Vlaardingen +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, 520 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars520
Motorcycles65
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 education (0.6%).
Residential95.4%
Retail0.4%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.4%
Industrial0.4%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.6%
Sports0.2%
Detention0.2%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 481 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
4,183 residents per km²: 7.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,183
NL 539▲ +676% vs NL
Social housing6%
NL 28%▼ −79% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings46%
NL 37%▲ +24% 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