Afrikabuurt-West
Afrikabuurt-West is a neighbourhood in the Tanthof-West district of Delft, with 1,795 residents and 759 homes. 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€416,000) is 18% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 132 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.
Who lives here.
1,795 residents in 770 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Delft.
Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Homes.
The average WOZ value of a home in Afrikabuurt-West is €416,000, against €352,000 in Delft.
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 Afrikabuurt-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).
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 30 crimes in Afrikabuurt-West in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 16.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.2 across Delft.
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 Afrikabuurt-West, a highly urban area.
Distance to
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Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Nearby neighbourhoods.
The closest neighbourhoods in Delft.