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Ministersbuurt-Oost

Ministersbuurt-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Hof van Delft district of Delft, with 2,530 residents and 987 homes. 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 65% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€527,000) is 50% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 474 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05031303 · 54 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,530residents1 January 2025
€527,000average WOZ home valueDelft: €352,000
15%green within 500 mDelft: 21%
474services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ministersbuurt-Oost in DelftPostcodes in Ministersbuurt-Oost highlighted; the rest of Delft in grey
Map of Delft with Ministersbuurt-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

2,530 residents in 1,285 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Delft.

16%
aged 0–14
23%
aged 15–24
25%
aged 25–44
12%
aged 65 and over
50%
one-person households
27%
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 Ministersbuurt-Oost is €527,000, against €352,000 in Delft.

987homes1 January 2025
65%single-family houses35% flats and apartments
80%owner-occupied1% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
950 m³gas per home per yearDelft: 600 m³
2,360 kWhelectricity per home per yearDelft: 2,140 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridDelft: 15%
32%homes with solar panelsDelft: 17%

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 Ministersbuurt-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

44%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDelft: 57%
29%in the top 20% nationallyDelft: 13%
1.7%of residents live below the poverty lineDelft: 4.0%
€234,000median household wealthDelft: €17,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDelft: 66.0%
61%with a university or higher professional degreeDelft: 48%
16.0%of workers are self-employedDelft: 14.0%
0.5cars per householdDelft: 0.5

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 47 crimes in Ministersbuurt-Oost in 2025, 16% fewer than in 2024. That is 18.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.2 across Delft.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds14
Other property crime4
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Theft from vehicles3
Burglary of homes2
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 Ministersbuurt-Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.0
Primary pupils living here220
Secondary pupils living here160
Business premises345
Residents per km²13,590
Land area19 ha

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

Schools in Ministersbuurt-Oost.

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

Christelijke Basisschool Het MozaiekPrimary 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 Delft.