Molenwijk

Molenwijk is a neighbourhood in the Katwijk aan den Rijn district of Katwijk, with 2,255 residents and 1,076 homes. 35% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€392,000) is 15% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 110 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05370303 · 61 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,255residents1 January 2025

€392,000average WOZ home valueKatwijk: €462,000

22%green within 500 mKatwijk: 19%

110services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Molenwijk in KatwijkPostcodes in Molenwijk highlighted; the rest of Katwijk in grey

Map of Katwijk with Molenwijk highlighted

Who lives here.

2,255 residents in 1,105 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Katwijk.

12%

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

24%

aged 25–44

21%

aged 65 and over

45%

one-person households

31%

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 Molenwijk is €392,000, against €462,000 in Katwijk.

1,076homes1 January 2025

45%single-family houses55% flats and apartments

35%owner-occupied62% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

730 m³gas per home per yearKatwijk: 770 m³

2,160 kWhelectricity per home per yearKatwijk: 2,550 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridKatwijk: 5%

26%homes with solar panelsKatwijk: 33%

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

50%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyKatwijk: 32%

14%in the top 20% nationallyKatwijk: 24%

3.2%of residents live below the poverty lineKatwijk: 1.5%

€29,000median household wealthKatwijk: €259,000

71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workKatwijk: 77.0%

15%with a university or higher professional degreeKatwijk: 23%

13.0%of workers are self-employedKatwijk: 13.0%

0.8cars per householdKatwijk: 0.9

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 91 crimes in Molenwijk in 2025, 8% fewer than in 2024. That is 40.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 30.5 across Katwijk.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds20

Driving under the influence8

Other property crime7

Assault6

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Theft from vehicles3

Vehicle theft1

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 Molenwijk, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.5

Primary pupils living here180

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises260

Residents per km²5,078

Land area44 ha

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

Schools in Molenwijk.

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

Teylingen College voor Gymnasium Atheneum Havo Mavo Vbo LwooSecondary school (vmbo) · Overige

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 Katwijk.

't Sandt Kleipetten Zanderij 't Joght Dorp Westerhaghe Katwijk aan den Rijn district