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Zonnedauw

Zonnedauw is a neighbourhood in the Boskoop district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 990 residents and 488 homes. 59% of homes are owner-occupied and 75% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€314,000) is 21% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 106 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04847008 · 21 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
990residents1 January 2025
€314,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000
16%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%
106services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zonnedauw in Alphen aan den RijnPostcodes in Zonnedauw highlighted; the rest of Alphen aan den Rijn in grey
Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Zonnedauw highlighted

Who lives here.

990 residents in 490 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

11%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
40%
one-person households
27%
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 Zonnedauw is €314,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

488homes1 January 2025
75%single-family houses25% flats and apartments
59%owner-occupied21% housing association
12%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
800 m³gas per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 780 m³
2,480 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridAlphen aan den Rijn: 5%
43%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 Zonnedauw compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

37%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%
20%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%
2.0%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%
€168,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%
11.0%of workers are self-employedAlphen aan den Rijn: 16.0%
0.9cars 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 49 crimes in Zonnedauw in 2025, 40% more than in 2024. That is 49.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Driving under the influence5
Burglary of homes4
Assault4
Other property crime2
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 Zonnedauw, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery1.3 km
Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.1
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises95
Residents per km²2,692
Land area37 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn.

SnijdelwijkVoorofschebuurtVogelbuurtAppelbuurtLaag BoskoopDraaistokBoskoop district