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Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk

Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk is a neighbourhood in the Hazerswoude-Rijndijk district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 1,480 residents and 623 homes. 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€452,000) is 14% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 86 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04849404 · 33 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,480residents1 January 2025
€452,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000
31%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%
86services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk in Alphen aan den RijnPostcodes in Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk highlighted; the rest of Alphen aan den Rijn in grey
Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk highlighted

Who lives here.

1,480 residents in 625 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

14%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
26%
one-person households
37%
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 Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk is €452,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

623homes1 January 2025
86%single-family houses14% flats and apartments
75%owner-occupied23% housing association
2%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
760 m³gas per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 780 m³
2,680 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridAlphen aan den Rijn: 5%
48%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 Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

25%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%
27%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%
1.0%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%
€279,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%
24%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%
18.0%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 29 crimes in Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk in 2025, 32% more than in 2024. That is 19.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Vehicle theft2
Threats2
Assault2
Driving under the influence2
Theft from vehicles1
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
Public violence against people1
Other property crime1
Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.0
Primary pupils living here110
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises165
Residents per km²481
Land area308 ha

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

Schools in Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk.

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

O.B.S. GroeiwijsPrimary 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.