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Ervenbuurt

Ervenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Schollevaar Zuid district of Capelle aan den IJssel, with 2,155 residents and 1,031 homes. 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 61% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€344,000) is 5% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 92 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05020773 · 31 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,155residents1 January 2025
€344,000average WOZ home valueCapelle aan den IJssel: €362,000
23%green within 500 mCapelle aan den IJssel: 25%
92services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ervenbuurt in Capelle aan den IJsselPostcodes in Ervenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Capelle aan den IJssel in grey
Map of Capelle aan den IJssel with Ervenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,155 residents in 1,030 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Capelle aan den IJssel.

14%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
37%
one-person households
34%
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 Ervenbuurt is €344,000, against €362,000 in Capelle aan den IJssel.

1,031homes1 January 2025
61%single-family houses39% flats and apartments
62%owner-occupied32% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
0 m³gas per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 530 m³
2,390 kWhelectricity per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 2,410 kWh
100%homes off the gas gridCapelle aan den IJssel: 33%
14%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 Ervenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 40%
14%in the top 20% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 18%
2.4%of residents live below the poverty lineCapelle aan den IJssel: 3.6%
€134,000median household wealthCapelle aan den IJssel: €117,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workCapelle aan den IJssel: 69.0%
24%with a university or higher professional degreeCapelle aan den IJssel: 31%
14.0%of workers are self-employedCapelle aan den IJssel: 15.0%
1.0cars 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 59 crimes in Ervenbuurt in 2025, 18% more than in 2024. That is 27.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.6 across Capelle aan den IJssel.

Threats6
Theft from vehicles5
Assault4
Other property crime4
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Driving under the influence2
Burglary of homes1
Hold-up robbery1

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 Ervenbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.3
Primary pupils living here180
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises240
Residents per km²8,092
Land area27 ha

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

Schools in Ervenbuurt.

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

De CatamaranPrimary school · Openbaar
Het BakenPrimary 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 Capelle aan den IJssel.