Wijk 00 Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK045300 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Velsen

Avg. WOZ Value

€581k

official assessed

Population

4.970

CBS 2023

Housing Stock

2.260

total homes

Owner-Occupied

82%

vs rental

Avg. Income

€53.9k

per recipient

Median wealth

€544k

household net worth

Density

1.371 /km²

residents / km²

Trends 2018–2025

Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025

Population 2025

Avg. Income (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure

Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure

Demographics

Housing Tenure

82%

18%

Owner-occupied

Rental

Household Composition

28%

34%

38%

Single-person

With children

Couples / other

Avg. household size: 2.3

Education & Labour

Higher education

47.3%

Low education

19.3%

Labour participation

73%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

87.53%

EU / Western background

5.23%

Non-EU background

7.14%

Housing & Liveability

Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

82%

Rental

18%

Built before 2000

94%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

75%

Multi-family (apartments)

25%

Cars/household: 1.3

Area: 3.6 km²

Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

1.1 km

🛒

Supermarket

1.9 km

🧒

Childcare

0.9 km

🏫

Primary school

1.0 km

Public Transport

Train stations

Bus stops

Source: OpenStreetMap

Age Profile

Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

13%

15–25 years

10%

25–45 years

15%

45–65 years

28%

65+ years

34%

Economy & Work

Business Activity Sectors

34%

22%

33%

Business services

Trade & hospitality

Govt / edu / health

Other

800 total establishments

Education & Labour Trends

Education Level Over Time

Labour Participation Over Time

Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)

Total crime · 2025

Wijk 00 Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis

62.8

Velsen

40.3

Nederland

44.8

Air Quality

Annual average — source: RIVM GCN

NO₂ nitrogen dioxide

12.2

µg/m³

+0.2 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³

PM2.5 particulate matter

8.2

µg/m³

-0.4 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³

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Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten & Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland · City context data is municipal-level average · Privacy threshold: some stats suppressed for small populations