Steekterbuurt

Steekterbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Steekterpolder district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 845 residents and 301 homes. 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€565,000) is 42% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 14 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04840701 · 15 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

845residents1 January 2025

€565,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000

43%green within 500 mAlphen aan den Rijn: 24%

14services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Steekterbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

845 residents in 370 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

aged 0–14

15%

aged 15–24

18%

aged 25–44

22%

aged 65 and over

32%

one-person households

32%

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 Steekterbuurt is €565,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

301homes27 newly built in 2025

88%single-family houses12% flats and apartments

81%owner-occupied0% housing association

11%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

1,210 m³gas per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 780 m³

3,710 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh

6%homes off the gas gridAlphen aan den Rijn: 5%

38%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 Steekterbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

27%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

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

3.0%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%

€317,000median household wealthAlphen aan den Rijn: €180,000

78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlphen aan den Rijn: 76.0%

25%with a university or higher professional degreeAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

28.0%of workers are self-employedAlphen aan den Rijn: 16.0%

1.3cars 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 30 crimes in Steekterbuurt in 2025, 7% more than in 2024. That is 35.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Driving under the influence10

Assault3

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Theft from vehicles1

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 Steekterbuurt, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.6 km

Large supermarket3.5 km

Day nursery1.4 km

Primary school2.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.5

Primary pupils living here50

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises195

Residents per km²367

Land area229 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.

Hoogendoornlaan Gouwsluis Beerendrecht Polderpeil-Oost Van Boetzelaerstraat Hooge Burch Steekterpolder district