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Biezen-West

Biezen-West is a neighbourhood in the Boskoop district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 2,210 residents and 997 homes. 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€450,000) is 13% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 45 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04847006 · 51 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,210residents1 January 2025
€450,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000
4%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%
45services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Biezen-West in Alphen aan den RijnPostcodes in Biezen-West highlighted; the rest of Alphen aan den Rijn in grey
Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Biezen-West highlighted

Who lives here.

2,210 residents in 980 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

14%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
29%
one-person households
34%
households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Biezen-West is €450,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

997homes2 newly built in 2025
82%single-family houses18% flats and apartments
80%owner-occupied16% housing association
4%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
960 m³gas per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 780 m³
2,980 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridAlphen aan den Rijn: 5%
41%homes with solar panelsAlphen aan den Rijn: 39%

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 Biezen-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

27%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%
29%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%
1.3%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%
€292,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000
79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%
32%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%
23.0%of workers are self-employedAlphen aan den Rijn: 16.0%
1.1cars per householdAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.0

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 25 crimes in Biezen-West in 2025, 54% fewer than in 2024. That is 11.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Driving under the influence3
Theft from vehicles2
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Other property crime1

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 Biezen-West, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.7 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.7
Primary pupils living here170
Secondary pupils living here100
Business premises355
Residents per km²1,617
Land area137 ha

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

Schools in Biezen-West.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

PC Basissch RehobothPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn.

ZuidwijkBiezen-OostDraaistokVoorofschebuurtAppelbuurtRijneveld-ZuidBoskoop district