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Wijk 03 IJmuiden-West

Wijk 03 IJmuiden-West

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK045303 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Velsen
Avg. WOZ Value
€313k
official assessed
Population
4.505
CBS 2023
Housing Stock
2.316
total homes
Owner-Occupied
42%
vs rental
Avg. Income
€39.4k
per recipient
Median wealth
€33k
household net worth
Density
1.068 /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
42%
58%
Owner-occupied
Rental
Household Composition
48%
28%
24%
Single-person
With children
Couples / other
Avg. household size: 1.9
Education & Labour

Higher education

18.3%

Low education

34.8%

Labour participation

72%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

70.26%

EU / Western background

12.21%

Non-EU background

17.54%

Housing & Liveability
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

42%

Rental

58%

Built before 2000

89%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

40%

Multi-family (apartments)

60%

Cars/household: 1.0
Area: 4.2 km²
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

1.0 km

🛒

Supermarket

0.8 km

🧒

Childcare

0.6 km

🏫

Primary school

0.7 km

Public Transport
Public Transport

Bus stops

19

Source: OpenStreetMap
Age Profile
Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

14%

15–25 years

10%

25–45 years

29%

45–65 years

28%

65+ years

19%

Economy & Work
Business Activity Sectors
18%
27%
46%
Business services
Trade & hospitality
Govt / edu / health
Other
1.165 total establishments
Education & Labour Trends
Education Level Over Time
Labour Participation Over Time
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Total crime · 2025
Wijk 03 IJmuiden-West
57.3
Velsen
40.3
Nederland
44.8
Air Quality
Annual average — source: RIVM GCN
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
10.2
µg/m³
-1.8 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
7.9
µg/m³
-0.8 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