Blekersbuurt

Blekersbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Santpoort-Zuid district of Velsen, with 1,495 residents and 709 homes. 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 55% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€558,000) is 37% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 130 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04530702 · 45 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,495residents1 January 2025

€558,000average WOZ home valueVelsen: €408,000

45%green within 500 mVelsen: 26%

130services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Blekersbuurt in VelsenPostcodes in Blekersbuurt highlighted; the rest of Velsen in grey

Map of Velsen with Blekersbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,495 residents in 710 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Velsen.

16%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

21%

aged 25–44

23%

aged 65 and over

42%

one-person households

33%

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 Blekersbuurt is €558,000, against €408,000 in Velsen.

709homes11 newly built in 2025

55%single-family houses45% flats and apartments

62%owner-occupied28% housing association

6%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

920 m³gas per home per yearVelsen: 830 m³

2,380 kWhelectricity per home per yearVelsen: 2,370 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridVelsen: 4%

27%homes with solar panelsVelsen: 26%

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

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVelsen: 37%

32%in the top 20% nationallyVelsen: 21%

1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineVelsen: 2.8%

€328,000median household wealthVelsen: €169,000

75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVelsen: 72.0%

23.0%of workers are self-employedVelsen: 16.0%

0.9cars per householdVelsen: 1.0

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 34 crimes in Blekersbuurt in 2025, 11% fewer than in 2024. That is 22.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.1 across Velsen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds8

Threats5

Theft from vehicles2

Assault2

Pickpocketing1

Other property crime1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Blekersbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.0

Primary pupils living here130

Secondary pupils living here120

Business premises250

Residents per km²6,844

Land area22 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Velsen.

Eltabuurt Neethofbuurt Rijkersparkbuurt Santhaesbuurt Bloemenbuurt Duinenbuurt Santpoort-Zuid district