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Babberspolder West

Babberspolder West is a neighbourhood in the Vlaardinger Ambacht district of Vlaardingen, with 4,730 residents and 2,149 homes. 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€333,000) is 10% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 142 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06220503 · 91 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,730residents1 January 2025
€333,000average WOZ home valueVlaardingen: €303,000
20%green within 500 mVlaardingen: 26%
142services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Babberspolder West in VlaardingenPostcodes in Babberspolder West highlighted; the rest of Vlaardingen in grey
Map of Vlaardingen with Babberspolder West highlighted

Who lives here.

4,730 residents in 2,145 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Vlaardingen.

16%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
34%
one-person households
36%
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 West is €333,000, against €303,000 in Vlaardingen.

2,149homes1 January 2025
60%single-family houses40% flats and apartments
63%owner-occupied29% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
780 m³gas per home per yearVlaardingen: 730 m³
2,380 kWhelectricity per home per yearVlaardingen: 2,260 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridVlaardingen: 3%
25%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 West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

36%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVlaardingen: 45%
20%in the top 20% nationallyVlaardingen: 16%
2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineVlaardingen: 4.3%
€148,000median household wealthVlaardingen: €48,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVlaardingen: 70.0%
29%with a university or higher professional degreeVlaardingen: 24%
13.0%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 113 crimes in Babberspolder West in 2025, 6% fewer than in 2024. That is 23.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.1 across Vlaardingen.

Vandalism and criminal damage15
Assault9
Other property crime8
Burglary of homes7
Theft from vehicles7
Threats7
Theft of bicycles and mopeds5
Driving under the influence4
Public violence against people3
Street robbery2

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 West, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.0
Primary pupils living here380
Secondary pupils living here270
Business premises450
Residents per km²8,687
Land area54 ha

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

Schools in Babberspolder West.

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

IKC AmbachtPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Het ChristalPrimary school · Gereformeerd vrijgemaakt

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.

Babberspolder OostHofbuurtBabberspolder NoordOranjebuurtOostbuurtVijfsluizenVlaardinger Ambacht district