Living in Meerdervoort (Zwijndrecht): WOZ, prices & safety
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Living in Meerdervoort
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Zwijndrecht. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Zwijndrecht, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Meerdervoort is €244,000, 28% lower than in Zwijndrecht (€340,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 43% in Zwijndrecht. 0% of the homes are owner-occupied, 58 percentage points less than in Zwijndrecht (58%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼28% lower than Zwijndrecht (€340,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
0%
▼58 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Social housing
100%
▲64 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (36%)
Private rent
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲40 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (60%)
Built 1945–1964
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (24%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼28% lower than Zwijndrecht (€340,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
0%
▼58 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Social housing
100%
▲64 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (36%)
Private rent
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (6%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲40 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (60%)
Built 1945–1964
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (24%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €244,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€244,000▼ 28% below Zwijndrecht
+44% since 2021
Zwijndrecht +43%
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: ~€239 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€239/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
86 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €244,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€32€27
Sewage levy€32€22
Property tax (OZB)€19€21
Costs to set aside€117
Maintenance reserve€109–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zwijndrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 283rd 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 86 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €244,000.
Levies: Zwijndrecht'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
Meerdervoort has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 13 buurten in Kort Ambacht.
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: €244,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Meerdervoort
244,000
230
–
Swinhove - De Lus
223,000
249
–
Koloniënbuurt
262,000
178
–
Dichtersbuurt-Midden
284,000
192
–
Dichtersbuurt-West
305,000
293
–
Verzetsheldenbuurt
310,000
486
–
Kapiteinflats
183,000
342
–
Zeeheldenbuurt
306,000
272
–
Bloemenbuurt M(adelief) - Z(onnenbloem)
248,000
382
–
Bloemenbuurt D(ahlia) - G(eranium)
288,000
302
–
Bloemenbuurt B(egonia) - C(rocus)
230,000
176
–
Bloemenbuurt H(yacinth) - L(Obelia)
390,000
256
–
Bloemenbuurt A(kelei)
782,000
27
–
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 100% of dwellings.
Social housing100%
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 single-family homes.
Single-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
67% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 7% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
Before 194567%
1945-196433%
Explanation
Based on 230 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 Zwijndrecht average.
In 2025, 36 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Meerdervoort, 3% higher than in Zwijndrecht (35). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 30%, against a rise of 11% in Zwijndrecht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
36
▲3% higher than Zwijndrecht (35)
Change since 2021
+30%
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.8
▲93% higher than Zwijndrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
36
▲3% higher than Zwijndrecht (35)
Change since 2021
+30%
▲higher than Zwijndrecht (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.8
▲93% higher than Zwijndrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Meerdervoort registered 36 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 35 in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
Meerdervoort36
The municipality of Zwijndrecht35
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 Meerdervoort is 'Theft and burglary': 10.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.8 in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
MeerdervoortZwijndrecht
Theft and burglary10.0
Zwijndrecht 13.8▼ −28% vs Zwijndrecht
Traffic10.0
Zwijndrecht 8.1▲ +23% vs Zwijndrecht
Vandalism and public order6.0
Zwijndrecht 4.2▲ +43% vs Zwijndrecht
Violence and threats6.0
Zwijndrecht 3.6▲ +67% vs Zwijndrecht
Fraud and scams2.0
Zwijndrecht 4.5▼ −56% vs Zwijndrecht
Other and withheld2.0
Zwijndrecht 1.1▲ +82% vs Zwijndrecht
Environmental0.0
Zwijndrecht 0.1≈ Zwijndrecht
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 Meerdervoort registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Zwijndrecht average; green space is above the Zwijndrecht average.
An estimated 56% of adults in Meerdervoort rate their own health as good, 13 percentage points less than in Zwijndrecht. More adults feel lonely (64% against 50%), more smoke (31% against 18%), more report anxiety or depression (61% against 49%) and more are overweight (66% against 58%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Meerdervoort, covering 55% of the area, against 38% in Zwijndrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 36% of the area, 19 percentage points above the 17% in Zwijndrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
56%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
36%
▲19 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (17%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲14 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (50%)
Smokes
31%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (18%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲12 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (49%)
Overweight
66%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
36%
▲23 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (13%)
Built-up, share of the area
55%
▲17 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (38%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
56%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
36%
▲19 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (17%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲14 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (50%)
Smokes
31%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (18%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲12 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (49%)
Overweight
66%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (58%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
36%
▲23 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (13%)
Built-up, share of the area
55%
▲17 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (38%)
Health
An estimated 56% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zwijndrecht
Good self-rated health
55.5%
68.8%
Smokes
31%
17.6%
Excessive drinking
4.9%
5%
Overweight
66.1%
58%
Lonely
63.6%
49.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
61.4%
48.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
38.3%
40.1%
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
36% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
Traffic9.1%
Built-up54.5%
Recreation36.4%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0.3
Daycares
–
1.8
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 Zwijndrecht.
Meerdervoort has 500 inhabitants (2026), or 4,219 per km² (91% higher than in Zwijndrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against no real change in Zwijndrecht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zwijndrecht was 74%, 4 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
-1%
▼lower than Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwijndrecht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (25%)
Never married
60%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (45%)
Dutch origin
58%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (72%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwijndrecht
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Zwijndrecht (+0%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (25%)
Never married
60%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (45%)
Dutch origin
58%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (72%)
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 500.
Residents, 2026
500
-1% since 2021
Zwijndrecht +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,219 residents per km², this buurt is 91% more densely populated than the municipality of Zwijndrecht.
Residents per km²4,219
Dwellings per km²1,916.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1590
15 to 2565
25 to 45165
45 to 65120
65 to 8045
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
60% of residents are never married.
Never married295
Married125
Divorced55
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
58% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands295
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
Outside Europe165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zwijndrecht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Zwijndrecht voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZwijndrechtThe Netherlands
D66
12.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.2%
16.7%
VVD
13.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8%
12.8%
CDA
12.8%
11.8%
JA21
7.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.3%
2.6%
Other
17.8%
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
Meerdervoort has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 27% lower than in Zwijndrecht (1.1). 11% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points less than in Zwijndrecht (20%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
50%
▲32 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (18%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (12%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼27% lower than Zwijndrecht (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−4 pp
▼lower than Zwijndrecht (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (3%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zwijndrecht (1%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
50%
▲32 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (18%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (12%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼27% lower than Zwijndrecht (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−4 pp
▼lower than Zwijndrecht (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwijndrecht (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwijndrecht (3%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zwijndrecht (1%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
11% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Zwijndrecht (2025).
Petrol89.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)10.8%
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 15% to 11% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
11%▼ 9 percentage points below Zwijndrecht (20%)
-4 pp since 2021
Zwijndrecht +6 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, 185 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars185
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (0.9%).
Residential98.3%
Assembly0.4%
Industrial0.9%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 234 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
4,219 residents per km²: 7.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,219
NL 539▲ +683% vs NL
Social housing100%
NL 28%▲ +257% vs NL
Average WOZ value€244,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% 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