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Wijkermeerbuurt

Wijkermeerbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Velsen-Noord district of Velsen, with 765 residents and 260 homes. 23% of homes are owner-occupied and 67% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€304,000) is 25% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 55 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04530505 · 14 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
765residents1 January 2025
€304,000average WOZ home valueVelsen: €408,000
33%green within 500 mVelsen: 26%
55services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Wijkermeerbuurt in VelsenPostcodes in Wijkermeerbuurt highlighted; the rest of Velsen in grey
Map of Velsen with Wijkermeerbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

765 residents in 265 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Velsen.

13%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
33%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
49%
one-person households
30%
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 Wijkermeerbuurt is €304,000, against €408,000 in Velsen.

260homes1 January 2025
67%single-family houses33% flats and apartments
23%owner-occupied73% housing association
1%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearVelsen: 830 m³
2,090 kWhelectricity per home per yearVelsen: 2,370 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridVelsen: 4%
62%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 Wijkermeerbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVelsen: 37%
8%in the top 20% nationallyVelsen: 21%
5.4%of residents live below the poverty lineVelsen: 2.8%
€8,000median household wealthVelsen: €169,000
60.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVelsen: 72.0%
17.0%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 54 crimes in Wijkermeerbuurt in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 70.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.1 across Velsen.

Assault10
Vandalism and criminal damage7
Other property crime6
Driving under the influence5
Threats4
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Theft from vehicles1
Street robbery1
Hold-up robbery1

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 Wijkermeerbuurt, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.3
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here40
Business premises110
Residents per km²729
Land area106 ha

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

Schools in Wijkermeerbuurt.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

De PlataanPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Velsen.