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Loper Noord

Loper Noord is a neighbourhood in the Holy Noord district of Vlaardingen, with 1,015 residents and 530 homes. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 34% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€333,000) is 10% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 141 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06220703 · 10 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,015residents1 January 2025
€333,000average WOZ home valueVlaardingen: €303,000
23%green within 500 mVlaardingen: 26%
141services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Loper Noord in VlaardingenPostcodes in Loper Noord highlighted; the rest of Vlaardingen in grey
Map of Vlaardingen with Loper Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,015 residents in 525 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Vlaardingen.

11%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
43%
one-person households
28%
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 Loper Noord is €333,000, against €303,000 in Vlaardingen.

530homes1 January 2025
34%single-family houses66% flats and apartments
84%owner-occupied10% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
640 m³gas per home per yearVlaardingen: 730 m³
2,750 kWhelectricity per home per yearVlaardingen: 2,260 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridVlaardingen: 3%
21%homes with solar panelsVlaardingen: 20%

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

25%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVlaardingen: 45%
21%in the top 20% nationallyVlaardingen: 16%
1.6%of residents live below the poverty lineVlaardingen: 4.3%
€173,000median household wealthVlaardingen: €48,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVlaardingen: 70.0%
30%with a university or higher professional degreeVlaardingen: 24%
12.0%of workers are self-employedVlaardingen: 15.0%
1.1cars per householdVlaardingen: 0.9

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 82 crimes in Loper Noord in 2025, 49% more than in 2024. That is 80.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.1 across Vlaardingen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds7
Other property crime5
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Theft from vehicles3
Vehicle theft3
Threats3
Assault3
Burglary of homes1

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 Loper Noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.2
Primary pupils living here50
Secondary pupils living here40
Business premises100
Residents per km²7,090
Land area14 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Vlaardingen.