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Babberspolder Oost

Babberspolder Oost is a neighbourhood in the Vlaardinger Ambacht district of Vlaardingen, with 4,595 residents and 1,993 homes. 34% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€317,000) is 5% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 112 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06220504 · 68 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,595residents1 January 2025
€317,000average WOZ home valueVlaardingen: €303,000
24%green within 500 mVlaardingen: 26%
112services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Babberspolder Oost in VlaardingenPostcodes in Babberspolder Oost highlighted; the rest of Vlaardingen in grey
Map of Vlaardingen with Babberspolder Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

4,595 residents in 2,010 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Vlaardingen.

22%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
14%
aged 65 and over
38%
one-person households
42%
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 Babberspolder Oost is €317,000, against €303,000 in Vlaardingen.

1,993homes1 January 2025
32%single-family houses68% flats and apartments
34%owner-occupied58% housing association
12%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
670 m³gas per home per yearVlaardingen: 730 m³
2,050 kWhelectricity per home per yearVlaardingen: 2,260 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridVlaardingen: 3%
22%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 Babberspolder Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

46%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVlaardingen: 45%
15%in the top 20% nationallyVlaardingen: 16%
4.3%of residents live below the poverty lineVlaardingen: 4.3%
€17,000median household wealthVlaardingen: €48,000
68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVlaardingen: 70.0%
20%with a university or higher professional degreeVlaardingen: 24%
16.0%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 184 crimes in Babberspolder Oost in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 40.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.1 across Vlaardingen.

Vandalism and criminal damage31
Assault21
Theft of bicycles and mopeds19
Other property crime14
Theft from vehicles9
Threats7
Driving under the influence5
Vehicle theft4
Public violence against people3
Burglary of homes1
Pickpocketing1
Street robbery1

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 Babberspolder Oost, a highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.5
Primary pupils living here620
Secondary pupils living here290
Business premises510
Residents per km²10,510
Land area44 ha

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

Schools in Babberspolder Oost.

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

AvonturijnPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Jenaplan Vlaardingen BasisschoolPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder

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.