Voorweg

Voorweg is a neighbourhood in the Hazerswoude-Dorp district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 760 residents and 335 homes. 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€510,000) is 28% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 56 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04849105 · 21 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

760residents1 January 2025

€510,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000

32%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%

56services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Voorweg highlighted

Who lives here.

760 residents in 320 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

15%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

22%

aged 25–44

24%

aged 65 and over

30%

one-person households

33%

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 Voorweg is €510,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

335homes2 newly built in 2025

78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments

77%owner-occupied14% housing association

4%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

940 m³gas per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 780 m³

3,300 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh

6%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 Voorweg compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

32%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%

1.3%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%

€376,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%

36%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

29.0%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 35 crimes in Voorweg in 2025, 84% more than in 2024. That is 46.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Driving under the influence8

Theft of bicycles and mopeds3

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Vehicle theft2

Theft from vehicles1

Assault1

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 Voorweg, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km

Large supermarket1.0 km

Day nursery1.2 km

Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.9

Primary pupils living here70

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises320

Residents per km²155

Land area489 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.

Hazerswoude-Dorp-Oost Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp Hazerswoude-Dorp-West Rietveldse polder Bentwoud Zonnedauw Hazerswoude-Dorp district