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 Kruidenbuurt is €292,000, 4% lower than in Vlaardingen (€303,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 38% in Vlaardingen. 32% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points less than in Vlaardingen (47%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€292,000
▼4% lower than Vlaardingen (€303,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Vlaardingen (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼15 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (47%)
Social housing
68%
▲27 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (41%)
Private rent
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
38%
=about the same as Vlaardingen (38%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (27%)
Average WOZ value
€292,000
▼4% lower than Vlaardingen (€303,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Vlaardingen (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼15 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (47%)
Social housing
68%
▲27 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (41%)
Private rent
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
38%
=about the same as Vlaardingen (38%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (27%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €292,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€292,000▼ 4% below Vlaardingen
+42% 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: ~€238 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€238/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
87 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €292,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€29€26
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€119
Maintenance reserve€111–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Vlaardingen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 210th 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 87 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €292,000.
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
Kruidenbuurt has the 2nd-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: €292,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kruidenbuurt
292,000
783
–
Drevenbuurt
459,000
1,359
–
Loper Noord
333,000
530
–
Hoofdstedenbuurt
242,000
1,149
–
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 68% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied32%
Social housing68%
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
62% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes38%
Multi-family homes62%
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
98% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 18% in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
1945-19641.8%
1975-199198.2%
Explanation
Based on 783 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, 26 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kruidenbuurt, 43% lower than in Vlaardingen (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 38%, 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
26
▼43% lower than Vlaardingen (46)
Change since 2021
-38%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼22% lower than Vlaardingen (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼43% lower than Vlaardingen (46)
Change since 2021
-38%
▼lower than Vlaardingen (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼22% lower than Vlaardingen (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kruidenbuurt registered 26 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Kruidenbuurt26
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 Kruidenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 7.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.5 in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
KruidenbuurtVlaardingen
Theft and burglary7.2
Vlaardingen 18.5▼ −61% vs Vlaardingen
Vandalism and public order7.2
Vlaardingen 5.8▲ +24% vs Vlaardingen
Violence and threats4.8
Vlaardingen 7.5▼ −36% vs Vlaardingen
Fraud and scams3.6
Vlaardingen 5.1▼ −29% vs Vlaardingen
Traffic1.8
Vlaardingen 7.2▼ −75% vs Vlaardingen
Other and withheld1.8
Vlaardingen 1.7▲ +6% 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 Kruidenbuurt registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 below the Vlaardingen average; green space is below the Vlaardingen average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Kruidenbuurt rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Vlaardingen. More adults are overweight (61% against 58%) and more feel lonely (54% against 52%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (39% against 41%) and fewer drink excessively (4% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Kruidenbuurt, covering 88% of the area, against 37% in Vlaardingen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 24% in Vlaardingen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (24%)
More figures
Overweight
61%
▲3 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (58%)
Lonely
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (41%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
53%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲51 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)
66%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▼12 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (24%)
More figures
Overweight
61%
▲3 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (58%)
Lonely
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (41%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
53%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲51 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 66% 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
65.9%
67.5%
Smokes
21.1%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
4.3%
4.8%
Overweight
61%
58.1%
Lonely
54.3%
52.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
53%
52.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
39.1%
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
12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Built-up88.2%
Recreation11.8%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
1,400 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.9
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
2.5
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.
Kruidenbuurt has 1,665 inhabitants (2026), or 9,672 per km² (2.9 times as high as in Vlaardingen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, 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
+0%
▼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%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (25%)
Never married
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (50%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲5 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (60%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼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%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (25%)
Never married
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (50%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲5 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (60%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,665.
Residents, 2026
1,665
+0% since 2021
Vlaardingen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,672 residents per km², this buurt is 2.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Vlaardingen.
Residents per km²9,672
Dwellings per km²4,605.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.0 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 15285
15 to 25200
25 to 45435
45 to 65460
65 to 80245
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married895
Married540
Divorced190
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
65% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,085
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)130
Outside Europe445
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1430
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4570
Higher professional, university290
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
Kruidenbuurt has an average of 0.9 cars per household, about the same as in Vlaardingen (0.9). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Vlaardingen (20%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲11 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼7 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
=about the same as Vlaardingen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Vlaardingen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (1%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (1%)
Social housing
68%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Multi-family dwellings
62%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲11 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼7 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Vlaardingen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
=about the same as Vlaardingen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Vlaardingen (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Vlaardingen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Vlaardingen (1%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Vlaardingen (1%)
Social housing
68%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Multi-family dwellings
62%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Vlaardingen (2025).
Petrol81.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.8%
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 10% to 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 1 percentage point below Vlaardingen (20%)
+9 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, 690 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars690
Motorcycles25
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 office (2%).
Residential95.4%
Retail0.1%
Office1.8%
Healthcare0.9%
Education0.5%
Other1.3%
Explanation
Based on 821 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
9,672 residents per km²: 18 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,672
NL 539▲ +1694% vs NL
Social housing68%
NL 28%▲ +143% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings32%
NL 57%▼ −44% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings62%
NL 37%▲ +68% vs NL
Single-family dwellings38%
NL 63%▼ −40% 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