Overvoorde

Overvoorde is a neighbourhood in the Wijk 08 district of Rijswijk (ZH.), with 470 residents and 352 homes. 7% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€201,000) is 44% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 208 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06030851 · 5 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

470residents1 January 2025

€201,000average WOZ home valueRijswijk (ZH.): €358,000

50%green within 500 mRijswijk (ZH.): 22%

208services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Overvoorde in Rijswijk (ZH.)Postcodes in Overvoorde highlighted; the rest of Rijswijk (ZH.) in grey

Map of Rijswijk (ZH.) with Overvoorde highlighted

Who lives here.

470 residents in 160 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Rijswijk (ZH.).

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

aged 25–44

80%

aged 65 and over

75%

one-person households

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 Overvoorde is €201,000, against €358,000 in Rijswijk (ZH.).

352homes1 January 2025

8%single-family houses92% flats and apartments

7%owner-occupied26% housing association

0%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

700 m³gas per home per yearRijswijk (ZH.): 710 m³

1,660 kWhelectricity per home per yearRijswijk (ZH.): 2,310 kWh

0%homes off the gas gridRijswijk (ZH.): 13%

5%homes with solar panelsRijswijk (ZH.): 24%

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

83%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRijswijk (ZH.): 41%

10%in the top 20% nationallyRijswijk (ZH.): 19%

4.6%of residents live below the poverty lineRijswijk (ZH.): 3.7%

€14,000median household wealthRijswijk (ZH.): €77,000

0.6cars per householdRijswijk (ZH.): 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 41 crimes in Overvoorde in 2025, 32% more than in 2024. That is 87.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.2 across Rijswijk (ZH.).

Theft from vehicles8

Other property crime8

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Burglary of homes2

Assault2

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 Overvoorde, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km24.5

Primary pupils living here10

Secondary pupils living here0

Business premises25

Residents per km²834

Land area56 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Rijswijk (ZH.).

Presidentenbuurt Kleurenbuurt Spoorzicht Ministerbuurt Strijp Huis te Lande Wijk 08 district