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Oude Plaats

Oude Plaats is a neighbourhood in the Middelwatering West district of Capelle aan den IJssel, with 1,040 residents and 535 homes. 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€325,000) is 10% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 132 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05020229 · 20 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,040residents1 January 2025
€325,000average WOZ home valueCapelle aan den IJssel: €362,000
11%green within 500 mCapelle aan den IJssel: 25%
132services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oude Plaats in Capelle aan den IJsselPostcodes in Oude Plaats highlighted; the rest of Capelle aan den IJssel in grey
Map of Capelle aan den IJssel with Oude Plaats highlighted

Who lives here.

1,040 residents in 550 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Capelle aan den IJssel.

14%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 65 and over
42%
one-person households
26%
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 Oude Plaats is €325,000, against €362,000 in Capelle aan den IJssel.

535homes1 January 2025
49%single-family houses51% flats and apartments
50%owner-occupied31% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
700 m³gas per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 530 m³
2,090 kWhelectricity per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 2,410 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridCapelle aan den IJssel: 33%
6%homes with solar panelsCapelle aan den IJssel: 23%

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

41%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 40%
10%in the top 20% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 18%
2.3%of residents live below the poverty lineCapelle aan den IJssel: 3.6%
€78,000median household wealthCapelle aan den IJssel: €117,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workCapelle aan den IJssel: 69.0%
35%with a university or higher professional degreeCapelle aan den IJssel: 31%
14.0%of workers are self-employedCapelle aan den IJssel: 15.0%
0.8cars per householdCapelle aan den IJssel: 0.9

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 40 crimes in Oude Plaats in 2025, 54% more than in 2024. That is 38.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.6 across Capelle aan den IJssel.

Vandalism and criminal damage5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Threats3
Assault2
Other property crime2
Theft from vehicles1

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 Oude Plaats, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.3
Primary pupils living here70
Secondary pupils living here50
Business premises115
Residents per km²9,091
Land area11 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Capelle aan den IJssel.

VuykterreinRozenburchtSchildersbuurtMeeuwenbuurtDichtersbuurtValeriusbuurtMiddelwatering West district