Heilige Land

Heilige Land is a neighbourhood in the Vrijenban district of Delft, with 2,120 residents and 1,127 homes. 27% of homes are owner-occupied and 31% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€287,000) is 18% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 414 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05031207 · 55 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,120residents1 January 2025

€287,000average WOZ home valueDelft: €352,000

23%green within 500 mDelft: 21%

414services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Heilige Land in DelftPostcodes in Heilige Land highlighted; the rest of Delft in grey

Map of Delft with Heilige Land highlighted

Who lives here.

2,120 residents in 1,165 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Delft.

16%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

32%

aged 25–44

17%

aged 65 and over

55%

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 Heilige Land is €287,000, against €352,000 in Delft.

1,127homes1 January 2025

31%single-family houses69% flats and apartments

27%owner-occupied65% housing association

4%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

560 m³gas per home per yearDelft: 600 m³

2,250 kWhelectricity per home per yearDelft: 2,140 kWh

6%homes off the gas gridDelft: 15%

9%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 Heilige Land compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

59%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDelft: 57%

8%in the top 20% nationallyDelft: 13%

3.4%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%

27%with a university or higher professional degreeDelft: 48%

15.0%of workers are self-employedDelft: 14.0%

0.6cars 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 94 crimes in Heilige Land in 2025, 38% more than in 2024. That is 44.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.2 across Delft.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds15

Vandalism and criminal damage11

Theft from vehicles7

Other property crime6

Threats5

Assault5

Burglary of homes4

Driving under the influence2

Vehicle theft1

Public violence against people1

Street robbery1

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 Heilige Land, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km

Large supermarket0.8 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.5

Primary pupils living here180

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises235

Residents per km²12,076

Land area18 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Delft.

Biesland Centrum-Zuidoost Bedrijventerrein Delftse Poort-West Wippolder-Noord In de Veste Zuidpoort Vrijenban district