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Voorhof-Hoogbouw

Voorhof-Hoogbouw is a neighbourhood in the Voorhof district of Delft, with 2,520 residents and 1,314 homes. 34% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€247,000) is 30% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 228 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05032406 · 67 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,520residents1 January 2025
€247,000average WOZ home valueDelft: €352,000
23%green within 500 mDelft: 21%
228services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Voorhof-Hoogbouw in DelftPostcodes in Voorhof-Hoogbouw highlighted; the rest of Delft in grey
Map of Delft with Voorhof-Hoogbouw highlighted

Who lives here.

2,520 residents in 1,485 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Delft.

13%
aged 0–14
21%
aged 15–24
42%
aged 25–44
8%
aged 65 and over
56%
one-person households
22%
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 Voorhof-Hoogbouw is €247,000, against €352,000 in Delft.

1,314homes1 January 2025
0%single-family houses100% flats and apartments
34%owner-occupied32% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
190 m³gas per home per yearDelft: 600 m³
2,660 kWhelectricity per home per yearDelft: 2,140 kWh
27%homes off the gas gridDelft: 15%
1%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 Voorhof-Hoogbouw compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

59%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDelft: 57%
4%in the top 20% nationallyDelft: 13%
5.8%of residents live below the poverty lineDelft: 4.0%
€15,000median household wealthDelft: €17,000
66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDelft: 66.0%
47%with a university or higher professional degreeDelft: 48%
10.0%of workers are self-employedDelft: 14.0%
0.4cars 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 92 crimes in Voorhof-Hoogbouw in 2025, 12% more than in 2024. That is 36.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.2 across Delft.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds15
Theft from vehicles8
Threats5
Other property crime5
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Assault4
Driving under the influence3
Vehicle theft2
Burglary of homes1

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 Voorhof-Hoogbouw, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km18.4
Primary pupils living here170
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises185
Residents per km²23,527
Land area11 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Delft.

MultatulibuurtRoland HolstbuurtBedrijventerrein VulcanuswegAart van der LeeuwbuurtMythologiebuurtPoptahof-ZuidVoorhof district