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Meerpolder

CBS name: Wijk 23 Meerpolder

Meerpolder is one of 16 districts in Lansingerland, with 6,785 residents and 2,479 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €490,000 is in line with the municipal average. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 162123 · 3 neighbourhoods · 92 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,785residents1 January 2025
€490,000average WOZ home valueLansingerland: €505,000
28%green within 500 mLansingerland: 22%
167services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Meerpolder in LansingerlandPostcodes in Meerpolder highlighted; the rest of Lansingerland in grey
Map of Lansingerland with Meerpolder highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Meerpolder.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 61 neighbourhoods in Lansingerland.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Merenbuurt1,700€552k78%100%2%33%149
Rivierenbuurt2,765€455k59%68%22%29%166
Havenbuurt2,315€495k82%81%13%26%173

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Meerpolder is €490,000, against €505,000 in Lansingerland.

2,479homes68 newly built in 2025
80%single-family houses20% flats and apartments
72%owner-occupied16% housing association
9%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
610 m³gas per home per yearLansingerland: 750 m³
2,890 kWhelectricity per home per yearLansingerland: 2,920 kWh
8%homes off the gas gridLansingerland: 11%
49%homes with solar panelsLansingerland: 54%

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

20%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLansingerland: 23%
39%in the top 20% nationallyLansingerland: 37%
1.3%of residents live below the poverty lineLansingerland: 1.7%
€272,000median household wealthLansingerland: €317,000
81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLansingerland: 78.0%
45%with a university or higher professional degreeLansingerland: 41%
14.0%of workers are self-employedLansingerland: 18.0%
1.1cars per householdLansingerland: 1.1

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 109 crimes in Meerpolder in 2025, 8% more than in 2024. That is 16.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 30.7 across Lansingerland.

Theft from vehicles11
Vehicle theft11
Theft of bicycles and mopeds11
Other property crime8
Vandalism and criminal damage7
Threats6
Assault6
Burglary of homes4
Public violence against people1

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 Meerpolder, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket1.0 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.9
Primary pupils living here820
Secondary pupils living here570
Business premises675
Residents per km²5,715
Land area119 ha

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

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