Velsen-Oost

Velsen-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis district of Velsen, with 815 residents and 337 homes. 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 77% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€423,000) is 4% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 29 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04530002 · 24 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

815residents1 January 2025

€423,000average WOZ home valueVelsen: €408,000

38%green within 500 mVelsen: 26%

29services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Velsen-Oost in VelsenPostcodes in Velsen-Oost highlighted; the rest of Velsen in grey

Map of Velsen with Velsen-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

815 residents in 385 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Velsen.

14%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

17%

aged 25–44

39%

aged 65 and over

35%

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 Velsen-Oost is €423,000, against €408,000 in Velsen.

337homes1 January 2025

77%single-family houses23% flats and apartments

77%owner-occupied19% housing association

0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

960 m³gas per home per yearVelsen: 830 m³

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

1%homes off the gas gridVelsen: 4%

31%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 Velsen-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

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

22%in the top 20% nationallyVelsen: 21%

4.3%of residents live below the poverty lineVelsen: 2.8%

€296,000median household wealthVelsen: €169,000

67.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVelsen: 72.0%

26%with a university or higher professional degreeVelsen: 28%

20.0%of workers are self-employedVelsen: 16.0%

1.2cars 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 24 crimes in Velsen-Oost in 2025, 33% more than in 2024. That is 29.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.1 across Velsen.

Driving under the influence6

Assault3

Theft from vehicles1

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 Velsen-Oost, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.6 km

Large supermarket2.4 km

Day nursery2.6 km

Primary school2.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.6

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here50

Business premises90

Residents per km²2,616

Land area31 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Velsen.

Velsen-Dorp Velserbeek Wijkermeerbuurt Van Gelderbuurt Watervlietbuurt Duinvlietbuurt Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis district