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Westwijk

Westwijk is one of 7 districts in Vlaardingen, with 12,890 residents and 6,160 homes in 5 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €261,000 is 14% below the municipal average. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 062202 · 5 neighbourhoods · 252 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
12,890residents1 January 2025
€261,000average WOZ home valueVlaardingen: €303,000
37%green within 500 mVlaardingen: 26%
77services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Westwijk in VlaardingenPostcodes in Westwijk highlighted; the rest of Vlaardingen in grey
Map of Vlaardingen with Westwijk highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Westwijk.

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

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Hoogkamer2,865€244k48%19%14%36%65
Zuidbuurt3,470€244k22%31%17%32%77
Wetering3,600€285k58%24%20%33%106
Lage Weide2,840€247k44%28%13%45%75
Buitengebied Zuidbuurt120€923k81%88%21%64%11

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 Westwijk is €261,000, against €303,000 in Vlaardingen.

6,160homes1 January 2025
26%single-family houses74% flats and apartments
43%owner-occupied46% housing association
6%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
690 m³gas per home per yearVlaardingen: 730 m³
2,200 kWhelectricity per home per yearVlaardingen: 2,260 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridVlaardingen: 3%
13%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 Westwijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVlaardingen: 45%
11%in the top 20% nationallyVlaardingen: 16%
4.6%of residents live below the poverty lineVlaardingen: 4.3%
€22,000median household wealthVlaardingen: €48,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVlaardingen: 70.0%
18%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 581 crimes in Westwijk in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 45.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.1 across Vlaardingen.

Other property crime94
Vandalism and criminal damage69
Assault55
Theft of bicycles and mopeds46
Threats32
Theft from vehicles31
Burglary of homes15
Driving under the influence13
Public violence against people10
Vehicle theft5
Street robbery4
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 Westwijk, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.3
Primary pupils living here1,120
Secondary pupils living here640
Business premises1,385
Residents per km²3,261
Land area395 ha

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

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