Rietveldse polder

Rietveldse polder is a neighbourhood in the Hazerswoude-Dorp district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 750 residents and 253 homes. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 100% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€679,000) is 71% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 6 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04849102 · 17 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

750residents1 January 2025

€679,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000

33%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%

6services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Rietveldse polder in Alphen aan den RijnPostcodes in Rietveldse polder highlighted; the rest of Alphen aan den Rijn in grey

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Rietveldse polder highlighted

Who lives here.

750 residents in 265 households, 2.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

16%

aged 0–14

16%

aged 15–24

17%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

21%

one-person households

45%

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 Rietveldse polder is €679,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

253homes2 newly built in 2025

100%single-family houses0% flats and apartments

91%owner-occupied0% housing association

8%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

1,180 m³gas per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 780 m³

4,350 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh

14%homes off the gas gridAlphen aan den Rijn: 5%

58%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 Rietveldse polder compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

19%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

49%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%

2.3%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%

€709,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000

83.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%

29%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

40.0%of workers are self-employedAlphen aan den Rijn: 16.0%

1.4cars 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 4 crimes in Rietveldse polder in 2025, 67% fewer than in 2024. That is 5.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Assault1

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 Rietveldse polder, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.9 km

Large supermarket2.9 km

Day nursery3.2 km

Primary school3.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.0

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here60

Business premises225

Residents per km²105

Land area711 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.

Voorweg Nesse Laag Boskoop Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp Wagenburg Rietveldsepad Hazerswoude-Dorp district