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Oostbuurt

Oostbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Oostwijk district of Vlaardingen, with 6,375 residents and 3,073 homes. 56% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€296,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 137 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06220402 · 137 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,375residents1 January 2025
€296,000average WOZ home valueVlaardingen: €303,000
15%green within 500 mVlaardingen: 26%
137services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oostbuurt in VlaardingenPostcodes in Oostbuurt highlighted; the rest of Vlaardingen in grey
Map of Vlaardingen with Oostbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

6,375 residents in 2,955 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Vlaardingen.

15%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
43%
one-person households
32%
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 Oostbuurt is €296,000, against €303,000 in Vlaardingen.

3,073homes2 newly built in 2025
42%single-family houses58% flats and apartments
56%owner-occupied34% housing association
0%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearVlaardingen: 730 m³
2,290 kWhelectricity per home per yearVlaardingen: 2,260 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridVlaardingen: 3%
15%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 Oostbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

42%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVlaardingen: 45%
18%in the top 20% nationallyVlaardingen: 16%
4.1%of residents live below the poverty lineVlaardingen: 4.3%
€88,000median household wealthVlaardingen: €48,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVlaardingen: 70.0%
26%with a university or higher professional degreeVlaardingen: 24%
16.0%of workers are self-employedVlaardingen: 15.0%
0.8cars 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 310 crimes in Oostbuurt in 2025, 8% more than in 2024. That is 48.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.1 across Vlaardingen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds53
Theft from vehicles25
Vandalism and criminal damage22
Assault20
Other property crime20
Threats12
Vehicle theft7
Driving under the influence7
Burglary of homes4
Street robbery2
Public violence against people1

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 Oostbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.1
Primary pupils living here490
Secondary pupils living here270
Business premises835
Residents per km²10,191
Land area63 ha

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

Schools in Oostbuurt.

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

IKC Het SpectrumPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

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 Vlaardingen.