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de Maricken-Veenzijde

de Maricken-Veenzijde is a neighbourhood in the Wilnis district of De Ronde Venen, with 4,840 residents and 1,967 homes. 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 84% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€495,000) is 9% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 51 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07360602 · 91 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,840residents1 January 2025
€495,000average WOZ home valueDe Ronde Venen: €543,000
24%green within 500 mDe Ronde Venen: 37%
51services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
de Maricken-Veenzijde in De Ronde VenenPostcodes in de Maricken-Veenzijde highlighted; the rest of De Ronde Venen in grey
Map of De Ronde Venen with de Maricken-Veenzijde highlighted

Who lives here.

4,840 residents in 1,955 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for De Ronde Venen.

19%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
17%
aged 65 and over
25%
one-person households
45%
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 Maricken-Veenzijde is €495,000, against €543,000 in De Ronde Venen.

1,967homes1 January 2025
84%single-family houses16% flats and apartments
66%owner-occupied26% housing association
25%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
720 m³gas per home per yearDe Ronde Venen: 910 m³
2,810 kWhelectricity per home per yearDe Ronde Venen: 2,870 kWh
12%homes off the gas gridDe Ronde Venen: 6%
63%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 Maricken-Veenzijde compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDe Ronde Venen: 29%
30%in the top 20% nationallyDe Ronde Venen: 29%
1.9%of residents live below the poverty lineDe Ronde Venen: 2.0%
€283,000median household wealthDe Ronde Venen: €303,000
79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDe Ronde Venen: 75.0%
30%with a university or higher professional degreeDe Ronde Venen: 36%
15.0%of workers are self-employedDe Ronde Venen: 23.0%
1.2cars 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 72 crimes in de Maricken-Veenzijde in 2025, 9% fewer than in 2024. That is 14.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 28.5 across De Ronde Venen.

Vandalism and criminal damage11
Theft from vehicles6
Threats6
Assault5
Burglary of homes3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Public violence against people3
Vehicle theft2
Other property crime2

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 Maricken-Veenzijde, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.9
Primary pupils living here520
Secondary pupils living here250
Business premises515
Residents per km²4,024
Land area120 ha

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

Schools in de Maricken-Veenzijde.

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

Jenaplan Basisschool VlinderbosPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder
Kids CollegePrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Openbare Basisschool WillespoortPrimary 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 De Ronde Venen.

Wilnis DorpBedrijventerrein MijdrechtWilnis BuitengebiedMolenlandMijdrecht DorpWaverveenWilnis district