Paradijslaan

Paradijslaan is a neighbourhood in the Hoge Zijde district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 1,315 residents and 868 homes. 25% of homes are owner-occupied and 15% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€283,000) is 29% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 230 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04840503 · 25 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,315residents1 January 2025

€283,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000

15%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%

230services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Paradijslaan highlighted

Who lives here.

1,315 residents in 790 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

30%

aged 65 and over

60%

one-person households

15%

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 Paradijslaan is €283,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

868homes190 newly built in 2025

15%single-family houses85% flats and apartments

25%owner-occupied56% housing association

36%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

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

1,900 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh

4%homes off the gas gridAlphen aan den Rijn: 5%

17%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 Paradijslaan compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

58%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

11%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%

4.4%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%

€16,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000

71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%

27%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

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

0.7cars 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 389 crimes in Paradijslaan in 2025, 13% more than in 2024. That is 295.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds170

Assault16

Other property crime16

Vandalism and criminal damage14

Driving under the influence6

Threats4

Theft from vehicles2

Pickpocketing2

Public violence against people2

Burglary of homes1

Vehicle theft1

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 Paradijslaan, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km

Large supermarket0.3 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.2

Primary pupils living here50

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises275

Residents per km²6,360

Land area21 ha

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

Schools in Paradijslaan.

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

Rooms Katholieke Basisschool Sint Bonifacius RoncalliPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Scala College voor Atheneum Havo Vmbo-LootSecondary school (vwo) · 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.

Hazeveld Van Boetzelaerstraat Europaplein Burgemeester Visserpark Evenaar-Oost Bospark Hoge Zijde district