Zwammerdam Dorp

Zwammerdam Dorp is a neighbourhood in the Zwammerdam district of Alphen aan den Rijn, with 1,065 residents and 478 homes. 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 85% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€426,000) is 7% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 16 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04847101 · 30 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,065residents1 January 2025

€426,000average WOZ home valueAlphen aan den Rijn: €397,000

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

16services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alphen aan den Rijn with Zwammerdam Dorp highlighted

Who lives here.

1,065 residents in 500 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alphen aan den Rijn.

13%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

24%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

34%

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 Zwammerdam Dorp is €426,000, against €397,000 in Alphen aan den Rijn.

478homes1 January 2025

85%single-family houses15% flats and apartments

58%owner-occupied30% housing association

5%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

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

2,930 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlphen aan den Rijn: 2,600 kWh

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

45%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 Zwammerdam Dorp compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 32%

25%in the top 20% nationallyAlphen aan den Rijn: 23%

1.0%of residents live below the poverty lineAlphen aan den Rijn: 1.9%

€167,000median 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%

19.0%of workers are self-employedAlphen aan den Rijn: 16.0%

1.1cars 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 13 crimes in Zwammerdam Dorp in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 12.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.6 across Alphen aan den Rijn.

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Driving under the influence2

Burglary of homes1

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

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 Zwammerdam Dorp, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km

Large supermarket3.1 km

Day nursery2.2 km

Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.2

Primary pupils living here80

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises175

Residents per km²1,704

Land area62 ha

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

Schools in Zwammerdam Dorp.

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

Christelijke Basisschool Oranje NassauPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

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.

De Burcht Hooge Burch Steekterbuurt Zuideinde Hoogendoornlaan Spoelwijk Zwammerdam district