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De Vergulde Hand

De Vergulde Hand is a neighbourhood in the Vettenoordse Polder district of Vlaardingen, with 1,045 residents and 391 homes. 1% of homes are owner-occupied and 13% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€90,000) is 70% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 36 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06220301 · 3 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,045residents1 January 2025
€90,000average WOZ home valueVlaardingen: €303,000
54%green within 500 mVlaardingen: 26%
36services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Vergulde Hand in VlaardingenPostcodes in De Vergulde Hand highlighted; the rest of Vlaardingen in grey
Map of Vlaardingen with De Vergulde Hand highlighted

Who lives here.

1,045 residents in 465 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Vlaardingen.

26%
aged 0–14
16%
aged 15–24
36%
aged 25–44
5%
aged 65 and over
34%
one-person households
51%
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 De Vergulde Hand is €90,000, against €303,000 in Vlaardingen.

391homes1 January 2025
13%single-family houses87% flats and apartments
1%owner-occupied12% housing association
99%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
500 m³gas per home per yearVlaardingen: 730 m³
2,170 kWhelectricity per home per yearVlaardingen: 2,260 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridVlaardingen: 3%
0%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 De Vergulde Hand compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

79%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVlaardingen: 45%
0%in the top 20% nationallyVlaardingen: 16%
46.8%of residents live below the poverty lineVlaardingen: 4.3%
€1,000median household wealthVlaardingen: €48,000
56.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVlaardingen: 70.0%
10.0%of workers are self-employedVlaardingen: 15.0%
0.3cars 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 53 crimes in De Vergulde Hand in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 50.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.1 across Vlaardingen.

Other property crime8
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Assault4
Driving under the influence4
Vehicle theft2
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Street robbery2
Theft from vehicles1
Public violence against people1
Threats1

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 De Vergulde Hand, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.5 km
Large supermarket2.6 km
Day nursery2.6 km
Primary school2.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.3
Primary pupils living here150
Secondary pupils living here100
Business premises195
Residents per km²1,941
Land area54 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Vlaardingen.

HoogkamerZuidbuurtBuitengebied ZuidbuurtLage WeidePark ZuidbuurtWeteringVettenoordse Polder district