Scherpenzeel

Scherpenzeel has 10,539 residents in 4,266 households, spread over 1 district (wijken) and 3 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €442,000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 1 district · 3 neighbourhoods · 232 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

10,539residents1 January 2025

€442,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

29%green within 500 mpostcode average

72services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Scherpenzeel.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Scherpenzeel: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Scherpenzeel: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Scherpenzeel: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 3 neighbourhoods at a glance.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among Scherpenzeel's neighbourhoods on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

Neighbourhood	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Scherpenzeel	€428k	73%	19%	21%	30%	24%	75	14.0
Verspr.h. ten zuiden van Scherpenzeel	€506k	68%	22%	11%	33%	45%	56	16.7
Verspr.h. ten noorden van Scherpenzeel	€580k	81%	19%	19%	30%	72%	8	28.4

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Scherpenzeel is €442,000.

4,265homes74 newly built in 2025

85%single-family houses15% flats and apartments

73%owner-occupied17% housing association

13%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

890 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,850 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

9%homes off the gas gridaverage

44%homes with solar panelsaverage

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

29%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

24%in the top 20% nationally

1.6%of residents live below the poverty line

€273,000median household wealth

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

23%with a university or higher professional degree

18.0%of workers are self-employed

1.2cars per household

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 159 crimes in Scherpenzeel in 2025, 17% fewer than in 2024. That is 15.1 per 1,000 residents.

Theft from vehicles13

Other property crime13

Vandalism and criminal damage12

Burglary of homes11

Theft of bicycles and mopeds11

Assault8

Threats3

Driving under the influence3

Pickpocketing1

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 Scherpenzeel, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km

Large supermarket0.8 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.9

Primary pupils living here1,060

Secondary pupils living here640

Business premises1,440

Residents per km²764

Land area1,379 ha

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Scherpenzeel, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.