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Welgelegen

Welgelegen is a neighbourhood in the Oost district of Apeldoorn, with 3,970 residents and 1,758 homes. 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 64% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€415,000) is 8% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 161 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 02000601 · 89 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,970residents1 January 2025
€415,000average WOZ home valueApeldoorn: €386,000
11%green within 500 mApeldoorn: 25%
161services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Welgelegen in ApeldoornPostcodes in Welgelegen highlighted; the rest of Apeldoorn in grey
Map of Apeldoorn with Welgelegen highlighted

Who lives here.

3,970 residents in 1,960 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Apeldoorn.

12%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
22%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 65 and over
38%
one-person households
27%
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 Welgelegen is €415,000, against €386,000 in Apeldoorn.

1,758homes1 newly built in 2025
64%single-family houses36% flats and apartments
77%owner-occupied14% housing association
6%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
810 m³gas per home per yearApeldoorn: 870 m³
2,630 kWhelectricity per home per yearApeldoorn: 2,670 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridApeldoorn: 9%
43%homes with solar panelsApeldoorn: 44%

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 Welgelegen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyApeldoorn: 38%
21%in the top 20% nationallyApeldoorn: 20%
2.9%of residents live below the poverty lineApeldoorn: 2.7%
€233,000median household wealthApeldoorn: €162,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workApeldoorn: 72.0%
34%with a university or higher professional degreeApeldoorn: 30%
16.0%of workers are self-employedApeldoorn: 15.0%
1.0cars per householdApeldoorn: 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 91 crimes in Welgelegen in 2025, 45% fewer than in 2024. That is 22.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.4 across Apeldoorn.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds15
Driving under the influence15
Vandalism and criminal damage8
Burglary of homes7
Other property crime7
Theft from vehicles3
Threats3
Assault2
Vehicle theft1
Pickpocketing1

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 Welgelegen, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km27.4
Primary pupils living here240
Secondary pupils living here170
Business premises550
Residents per km²5,611
Land area71 ha

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

Schools in Welgelegen.

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

Montessorischool PP CentrumPrimary 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 Apeldoorn.