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Bloemenkwartier Noord

Bloemenkwartier Noord is a neighbourhood in the Zuid district of Hilversum, with 3,025 residents and 1,335 homes. 70% of homes are owner-occupied and 75% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€438,000) is 8% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 234 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04020401 · 65 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,025residents1 January 2025
€438,000average WOZ home valueHilversum: €477,000
4%green within 500 mHilversum: 19%
234services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Bloemenkwartier Noord in HilversumPostcodes in Bloemenkwartier Noord highlighted; the rest of Hilversum in grey
Map of Hilversum with Bloemenkwartier Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

3,025 residents in 1,365 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Hilversum.

16%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
33%
aged 25–44
11%
aged 65 and over
39%
one-person households
36%
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 Bloemenkwartier Noord is €438,000, against €477,000 in Hilversum.

1,335homes2 newly built in 2025
75%single-family houses25% flats and apartments
70%owner-occupied6% housing association
1%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
1,060 m³gas per home per yearHilversum: 920 m³
2,510 kWhelectricity per home per yearHilversum: 2,480 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridHilversum: 5%
22%homes with solar panelsHilversum: 25%

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 Bloemenkwartier Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHilversum: 41%
26%in the top 20% nationallyHilversum: 23%
3.9%of residents live below the poverty lineHilversum: 3.9%
€254,000median household wealthHilversum: €139,000
81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHilversum: 73.0%
46%with a university or higher professional degreeHilversum: 42%
21.0%of workers are self-employedHilversum: 20.0%
0.8cars per householdHilversum: 0.8

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 99 crimes in Bloemenkwartier Noord in 2025, 21% more than in 2024. That is 32.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 42.9 across Hilversum.

Vandalism and criminal damage20
Theft of bicycles and mopeds9
Theft from vehicles6
Assault6
Other property crime5
Vehicle theft2
Driving under the influence2
Burglary of homes1
Threats1
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 Bloemenkwartier Noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.5
Primary pupils living here250
Secondary pupils living here170
Business premises580
Residents per km²11,070
Land area27 ha

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

Schools in Bloemenkwartier Noord.

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

ViolenschoolPrimary 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 Hilversum.