The population is growing slower than in Vlaardingen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Vlaardingen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Hoofdstedenbuurt is €242,000, 20% lower than in Vlaardingen (€303,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 38% in Vlaardingen. 7% of the homes are owner-occupied, 40 percentage points less than in Vlaardingen (47%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼20% lower than Vlaardingen (€303,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
7%
▼40 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (47%)
Social housing
93%
▲52 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (41%)
Private rent
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼38 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (38%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼20% lower than Vlaardingen (€303,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
7%
▼40 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (47%)
Social housing
93%
▲52 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (41%)
Private rent
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼38 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (38%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €242,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€242,000▼ 20% below Vlaardingen
+34% 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: ~€227 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€227/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
84 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €242,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€21
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€115
Maintenance reserve€107–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Vlaardingen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 204th 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 84 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €242,000.
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
Hoofdstedenbuurt has the lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Holy 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: €242,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hoofdstedenbuurt
242,000
1,149
–
Drevenbuurt
459,000
1,359
–
Kruidenbuurt
292,000
783
–
Loper Noord
333,000
530
–
Park Holy Noord
606,000
114
–
Hoevenbuurt
297,000
1,380
–
Vaart Noord
413,000
841
–
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 social housing, at 93% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied7%
Social housing93%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Multi-family homes100%
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
100% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 18% in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
1965-1974100%
Explanation
Based on 1,149 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 Vlaardingen average.
In 2025, 29 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hoofdstedenbuurt, 37% lower than in Vlaardingen (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 49%, 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
29
▼37% lower than Vlaardingen (46)
Change since 2021
-49%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▼26% lower than Vlaardingen (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
29
▼37% lower than Vlaardingen (46)
Change since 2021
-49%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▼26% lower than Vlaardingen (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hoofdstedenbuurt registered 29 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Hoofdstedenbuurt29
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 Hoofdstedenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 12.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.5 in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
HoofdstedenbuurtVlaardingen
Theft and burglary12.0
Vlaardingen 18.5▼ −35% vs Vlaardingen
Violence and threats5.8
Vlaardingen 7.5▼ −23% vs Vlaardingen
Vandalism and public order4.9
Vlaardingen 5.8▼ −16% vs Vlaardingen
Traffic2.2
Vlaardingen 7.2▼ −69% vs Vlaardingen
Fraud and scams1.8
Vlaardingen 5.1▼ −65% vs Vlaardingen
Other and withheld1.8
Vlaardingen 1.7▲ +6% vs Vlaardingen
Environmental0.4
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 2024, police in Hoofdstedenbuurt registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 below the Vlaardingen average; green space is above the Vlaardingen average.
An estimated 55% of adults in Hoofdstedenbuurt rate their own health as good, 13 percentage points less than in Vlaardingen. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (28% against 41%), but more feel lonely (62% against 52%), more are overweight (67% against 58%) and more report anxiety or depression (59% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Hoofdstedenbuurt, covering 75% of the area, against 37% in Vlaardingen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 25% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 24% in Vlaardingen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
55%
▼13 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (24%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (41%)
Lonely
62%
▲10 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Overweight
67%
▲9 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
59%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
75%
▲38 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (37%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (18%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
55%
▼13 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (24%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (41%)
Lonely
62%
▲10 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Overweight
67%
▲9 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
59%
▲7 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
75%
▲38 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (37%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (18%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Health
An estimated 55% 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
55.3%
67.5%
Smokes
20%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
4.4%
4.8%
Overweight
66.8%
58.1%
Lonely
62.3%
52.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
58.6%
52.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
28.2%
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
25% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Built-up75%
Recreation25%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
300 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.4
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
6.9
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 slower than the Vlaardingen average.
Hoofdstedenbuurt has 2,240 inhabitants (2026), or 10,847 per km² (3.3 times as high as in Vlaardingen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 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
+0%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+4%)
Never married
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (50%)
Dutch origin
52%
▼8 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (60%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
45%
▲12 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (33%)
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
+0%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+4%)
Never married
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (50%)
Dutch origin
52%
▼8 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (60%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
45%
▲12 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (33%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,240.
Residents, 2026
2,240
+2% since 2021
Vlaardingen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 10,847 residents per km², this buurt is 3.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Residents per km²10,847
Dwellings per km²5,471.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
22% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 15365
15 to 25220
25 to 45470
45 to 65495
65 to 80505
80 and over185
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married1,050
Married720
Divorced290
Widowed180
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
52% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,170
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)150
Outside Europe920
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1670
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4650
Higher professional, university180
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
Hoofdstedenbuurt has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 22% lower than in Vlaardingen (0.9). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Vlaardingen (20%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (18%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (3%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼22% lower than Vlaardingen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (89%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
7%
▼50 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
93%
▲65 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (18%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (3%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼22% lower than Vlaardingen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Vlaardingen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲5 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (89%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
7%
▼50 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
93%
▲65 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Vlaardingen (2025).
Petrol84.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.9%
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 11% to 16% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 4 percentage points below Vlaardingen (20%)
+5 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, 845 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars845
Motorcycles15
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 assembly (0.4%).
Residential93.7%
Retail0.1%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other5.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,226 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
10,847 residents per km²: 20 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²10,847
NL 539▲ +1912% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings7%
NL 57%▼ −88% vs NL
Social housing93%
NL 28%▲ +232% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings100%
NL 37%▲ +170% vs NL
Average WOZ value€242,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% 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