Kriemhildebuurt

Kriemhildebuurt is a neighbourhood in the Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis district of Velsen, with 770 residents and 313 homes. 97% of homes are owner-occupied and 93% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€726,000) is 78% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 91 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04530004 · 18 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

770residents1 January 2025

€726,000average WOZ home valueVelsen: €408,000

27%green within 500 mVelsen: 26%

91services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Velsen with Kriemhildebuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

770 residents in 310 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Velsen.

16%

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

14%

aged 25–44

25%

aged 65 and over

19%

one-person households

44%

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 Kriemhildebuurt is €726,000, against €408,000 in Velsen.

313homes1 January 2025

93%single-family houses7% flats and apartments

97%owner-occupied0% housing association

0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

1,300 m³gas per home per yearVelsen: 830 m³

3,220 kWhelectricity per home per yearVelsen: 2,370 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridVelsen: 4%

50%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 Kriemhildebuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

12%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVelsen: 37%

50%in the top 20% nationallyVelsen: 21%

0.1%of residents live below the poverty lineVelsen: 2.8%

€650,000median household wealthVelsen: €169,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVelsen: 72.0%

54%with a university or higher professional degreeVelsen: 28%

23.0%of workers are self-employedVelsen: 16.0%

1.3cars 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 14 crimes in Kriemhildebuurt in 2025, 13% fewer than in 2024. That is 18.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.1 across Velsen.

Theft from vehicles5

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Burglary of homes1

Driving under the influence1

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 Kriemhildebuurt, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km

Large supermarket2.0 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.0

Primary pupils living here70

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises115

Residents per km²6,226

Land area12 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Velsen.

Driehuis-Dorp Kapelbuurt Vogelbuurt Bomenbuurt Tussenbeeksbuurt Velserbeek Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis district