Laag Boskoop

Laag Boskoop is a neighbourhood in the Boskoop district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 600 residents and 232 homes. 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 99% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€509,000) is 28% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 35 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04847004 · 15 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

600residents1 January 2025

€509,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000

6%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%

35services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Laag Boskoop in Alphen aan den RijnPostcodes in Laag Boskoop highlighted; the rest of Alphen aan den Rijn in grey

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Laag Boskoop highlighted

Who lives here.

600 residents in 240 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

14%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

18%

aged 25–44

21%

aged 65 and over

21%

one-person households

38%

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 Laag Boskoop is €509,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

232homes1 January 2025

99%single-family houses1% flats and apartments

94%owner-occupied0% housing association

4%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

1,030 m³gas per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 780 m³

3,340 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridAlphen aan den Rijn: 5%

42%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 Laag Boskoop compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

21%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

35%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%

0.7%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%

€413,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000

84.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%

32.0%of workers are self-employedAlphen aan den Rijn: 16.0%

1.2cars 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 Laag Boskoop in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 41.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Other property crime8

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Burglary of homes2

Driving under the influence2

Threats1

Assault1

Street robbery1

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 Laag Boskoop, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km

Large supermarket1.8 km

Day nursery1.9 km

Primary school1.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.0

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises115

Residents per km²411

Land area146 ha

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

Schools in Laag Boskoop.

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

YuvertaSecondary school (vmbo) · Bijzonder

Coenecoop College voor Atheneum Havo Mavo Voorbereidend Beroeps OnderwijsSecondary school · Openbaar

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.

Draaistok Nesse Voorofschebuurt Zonnedauw Appelbuurt Snijdelwijk Boskoop district