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Eilandenbuurt

Eilandenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Oostgaarde Zuid district of Capelle aan den IJssel, with 895 residents and 344 homes. 98% of homes are owner-occupied and 100% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€499,000) is 38% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 90 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05020445 · 13 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
895residents1 January 2025
€499,000average WOZ home valueCapelle aan den IJssel: €362,000
21%green within 500 mCapelle aan den IJssel: 25%
90services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Eilandenbuurt in Capelle aan den IJsselPostcodes in Eilandenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Capelle aan den IJssel in grey
Map of Capelle aan den IJssel with Eilandenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

895 residents in 355 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Capelle aan den IJssel.

16%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
19%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 65 and over
21%
one-person households
41%
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 Eilandenbuurt is €499,000, against €362,000 in Capelle aan den IJssel.

344homes1 January 2025
100%single-family houses0% flats and apartments
98%owner-occupied0% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
1,100 m³gas per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 530 m³
3,120 kWhelectricity per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 2,410 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridCapelle aan den IJssel: 33%
55%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 Eilandenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

12%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 40%
43%in the top 20% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 18%
0.7%of residents live below the poverty lineCapelle aan den IJssel: 3.6%
€404,000median household wealthCapelle aan den IJssel: €117,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workCapelle aan den IJssel: 69.0%
50%with a university or higher professional degreeCapelle aan den IJssel: 31%
16.0%of workers are self-employedCapelle aan den IJssel: 15.0%
1.2cars 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 12 crimes in Eilandenbuurt in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 13.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.6 across Capelle aan den IJssel.

Other property crime2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Theft from vehicles1
Assault1

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 Eilandenbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket1.0 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.0
Primary pupils living here80
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises100
Residents per km²6,152
Land area15 ha

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

Schools in Eilandenbuurt.

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

Openbare Basisschool de TweemasterPrimary school · 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 Capelle aan den IJssel.