Rijnsoever-Noord

Rijnsoever-Noord is a neighbourhood in the Katwijk Noord district of Katwijk, with 1,335 residents and 496 homes. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 56% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€574,000) is 24% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 173 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05370105 · 11 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,335residents1 January 2025

€574,000average WOZ home valueKatwijk: €462,000

27%green within 500 mKatwijk: 19%

173services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Rijnsoever-Noord in KatwijkPostcodes in Rijnsoever-Noord highlighted; the rest of Katwijk in grey

Map of Katwijk with Rijnsoever-Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,335 residents in 465 households, 2.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Katwijk.

23%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

13%

aged 65 and over

19%

one-person households

48%

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 Rijnsoever-Noord is €574,000, against €462,000 in Katwijk.

496homes1 January 2025

56%single-family houses44% flats and apartments

84%owner-occupied10% housing association

39%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied

410 m³gas per home per yearKatwijk: 770 m³

3,110 kWhelectricity per home per yearKatwijk: 2,550 kWh

31%homes off the gas gridKatwijk: 5%

52%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 Rijnsoever-Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

13%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyKatwijk: 32%

41%in the top 20% nationallyKatwijk: 24%

0.3%of residents live below the poverty lineKatwijk: 1.5%

€379,000median household wealthKatwijk: €259,000

80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workKatwijk: 77.0%

31%with a university or higher professional degreeKatwijk: 23%

13.0%of workers are self-employedKatwijk: 13.0%

1.1cars 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 28 crimes in Rijnsoever-Noord in 2025, 87% more than in 2024. That is 21.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 30.5 across Katwijk.

Theft from vehicles10

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Assault2

Pickpocketing1

Threats1

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 Rijnsoever-Noord, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.7

Primary pupils living here170

Secondary pupils living here120

Business premises95

Residents per km²8,696

Land area15 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Katwijk.

Rijnsoever-Midden Rijnsoever-Oost Rijnsoever-West Hoornes-Oost Hoornes-West 't Heen-Noord Katwijk Noord district