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de Hoef Buitengebied

de Hoef Buitengebied is a neighbourhood in the de Hoef district of De Ronde Venen, with 515 residents and 195 homes. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€687,000) is 27% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 11 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07360202 · 14 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
515residents1 January 2025
€687,000average WOZ home valueDe Ronde Venen: €543,000
67%green within 500 mDe Ronde Venen: 37%
11services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
de Hoef Buitengebied in De Ronde VenenPostcodes in de Hoef Buitengebied highlighted; the rest of De Ronde Venen in grey
Map of De Ronde Venen with de Hoef Buitengebied highlighted

Who lives here.

515 residents in 220 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for De Ronde Venen.

10%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
15%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 65 and over
23%
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 de Hoef Buitengebied is €687,000, against €543,000 in De Ronde Venen.

195homes1 newly built in 2025
91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments
91%owner-occupied0% housing association
3%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
1,190 m³gas per home per yearDe Ronde Venen: 910 m³
3,890 kWhelectricity per home per yearDe Ronde Venen: 2,870 kWh
8%homes off the gas gridDe Ronde Venen: 6%
57%homes with solar panelsDe Ronde Venen: 50%

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 de Hoef Buitengebied compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

19%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDe Ronde Venen: 29%
40%in the top 20% nationallyDe Ronde Venen: 29%
0.6%of residents live below the poverty lineDe Ronde Venen: 2.0%
€708,000median household wealthDe Ronde Venen: €303,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDe Ronde Venen: 75.0%
36%with a university or higher professional degreeDe Ronde Venen: 36%
36.0%of workers are self-employedDe Ronde Venen: 23.0%
1.3cars per householdDe Ronde Venen: 1.1

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 8 crimes in de Hoef Buitengebied in 2025, 100% more than in 2024. That is 15.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 28.5 across De Ronde Venen.

Burglary of homes1
Other property crime1

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 de Hoef Buitengebied, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice4.5 km
Large supermarket3.1 km
Day nursery2.6 km
Primary school1.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.2
Primary pupils living here30
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises110
Residents per km²110
Land area467 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in De Ronde Venen.