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Vlaardinger Ambacht

Vlaardinger Ambacht is one of 7 districts in Vlaardingen, with 12,620 residents and 5,501 homes in 4 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €346,000 is 14% above the municipal average. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 062205 · 4 neighbourhoods · 227 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
12,620residents1 January 2025
€346,000average WOZ home valueVlaardingen: €303,000
23%green within 500 mVlaardingen: 26%
136services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Vlaardinger Ambacht in VlaardingenPostcodes in Vlaardinger Ambacht highlighted; the rest of Vlaardingen in grey
Map of Vlaardingen with Vlaardinger Ambacht highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Vlaardinger Ambacht.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 34 neighbourhoods in Vlaardingen.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Babberspolder Noord2,135€382k90%74%19%24%148
Oranjebuurt1,160€460k95%98%20%28%166
Babberspolder West4,730€333k63%60%22%20%142
Babberspolder Oost4,595€317k34%32%14%24%112

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Vlaardinger Ambacht is €346,000, against €303,000 in Vlaardingen.

5,501homes1 January 2025
56%single-family houses44% flats and apartments
60%owner-occupied33% housing association
5%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
790 m³gas per home per yearVlaardingen: 730 m³
2,370 kWhelectricity per home per yearVlaardingen: 2,260 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridVlaardingen: 3%
26%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 Vlaardinger Ambacht compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

36%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVlaardingen: 45%
22%in the top 20% nationallyVlaardingen: 16%
2.8%of residents live below the poverty lineVlaardingen: 4.3%
€136,000median household wealthVlaardingen: €48,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVlaardingen: 70.0%
29%with a university or higher professional degreeVlaardingen: 24%
14.0%of workers are self-employedVlaardingen: 15.0%
0.9cars 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 400 crimes in Vlaardinger Ambacht in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 31.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.1 across Vlaardingen.

Vandalism and criminal damage60
Assault35
Theft of bicycles and mopeds29
Driving under the influence27
Theft from vehicles26
Other property crime25
Threats15
Burglary of homes10
Vehicle theft7
Public violence against people7
Street robbery5
Pickpocketing2

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 Vlaardinger Ambacht, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.3
Primary pupils living here1,290
Secondary pupils living here770
Business premises1,300
Residents per km²6,926
Land area182 ha

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

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