Gouwsluis

Gouwsluis is a neighbourhood in the Hoge Zijde district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 1,485 residents and 604 homes. 96% of homes are owner-occupied and 84% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€460,000) is 16% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 141 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04840505 · 28 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,485residents1 January 2025

€460,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000

21%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%

141services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Gouwsluis highlighted

Who lives here.

1,485 residents in 605 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

17%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

24%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

24%

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 Gouwsluis is €460,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

604homes1 January 2025

84%single-family houses16% flats and apartments

96%owner-occupied0% housing association

6%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

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

2,770 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh

2%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 Gouwsluis compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

14%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

31%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%

0.5%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%

€289,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000

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

40%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

16.0%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 11 crimes in Gouwsluis in 2025, 50% fewer than in 2024. That is 7.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Burglary of homes1

Assault1

Driving under the influence1

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 Gouwsluis, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.0 km

Large supermarket1.5 km

Day nursery0.8 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.5

Primary pupils living here150

Secondary pupils living here60

Business premises150

Residents per km²7,168

Land area21 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.

Beerendrecht Polderpeil-Oost Hazeveld Polderpeil-West Evenaar-Oost Van Boetzelaerstraat Hoge Zijde district