Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn has 115,773 residents in 51,011 households, spread over 16 districts (wijken) and 97 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €397,000, from €298,000 in Hoorn to €572,000 in Steekterpolder. 64% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 16 districts · 97 neighbourhoods · 2,480 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

115,773residents1 January 2025

€397,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

24%green within 500 mpostcode average

107services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Alphen aan den Rijn.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 16 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Alphen aan den Rijn's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

District	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Oudshoorn	€374k	62%	17%	20%	34%	27%	102	22.9
Ridderveld	€315k	54%	15%	23%	38%	22%	154	34.1
Zegersloot	€342k	62%	17%	21%	34%	29%	109	22.1
Hoorn	€298k	44%	11%	23%	50%	17%	159	82.6
Hoge Zijde	€372k	58%	14%	20%	40%	15%	199	80.2
Lage Zijde	€407k	73%	15%	21%	37%	19%	204	44.2
Steekterpolder	€572k	82%	9%	21%	31%	46%	10	49.7
Kerk en Zanen	€471k	74%	17%	17%	26%	23%	143	26.0
Rietveld	–	–	11%	22%	50%	79%	2	–
Benthuizen	€444k	69%	20%	20%	27%	33%	55	30.8
Aarlanderveen	€562k	73%	15%	21%	27%	69%	14	35.9
Boskoop	€407k	64%	16%	21%	33%	14%	85	24.6
Zwammerdam	€418k	60%	11%	21%	31%	42%	16	19.4
Hazerswoude-Dorp	€483k	69%	17%	22%	27%	36%	55	21.5
Hazerswoude-Rijndijk	€431k	68%	17%	21%	32%	32%	68	20.3
Koudekerk aan den Rijn	€442k	65%	15%	27%	31%	26%	72	14.6

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Alphen aan den Rijn is €397,000.

51,069homes952 newly built in 2025

64%single-family houses36% flats and apartments

64%owner-occupied25% housing association

9%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

780 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,600 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

5%homes off the gas gridaverage

39%homes with solar panelsaverage

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Alphen aan den Rijn compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

32%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

23%in the top 20% nationally

1.9%of residents live below the poverty line

€180,000median household wealth

76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

32%with a university or higher professional degree

16.0%of workers are self-employed

1.0cars per household

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 3,894 crimes in Alphen aan den Rijn in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 33.6 per 1,000 residents.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds518

Vandalism and criminal damage365

Other property crime250

Driving under the influence220

Assault213

Threats153

Theft from vehicles112

Burglary of homes82

Vehicle theft37

Public violence against people15

Street robbery12

Pickpocketing10

Hold-up robbery2

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Alphen aan den Rijn, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km

Large supermarket1.0 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.9

Primary pupils living here9,670

Secondary pupils living here6,310

Business premises15,340

Residents per km²919

Land area12,593 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Alphen aan den Rijn, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Districts and neighbourhoods of Alphen aan den Rijn.

Every district and neighbourhood has its own page, with all of its postcodes.