Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk
Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk is a neighbourhood in the Poeldijk district of Westland, with 560 residents and 161 homes. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 100% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€793,000) is 71% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 43 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.
Who lives here.
560 residents in 220 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Westland.
Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Homes.
The average WOZ value of a home in Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk is €793,000, against €465,000 in Westland.
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 Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).
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 36 crimes in Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk in 2025, 64% more than in 2024. That is 64.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 28.9 across Westland.
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 Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk, a slightly urban area.
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Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Nearby neighbourhoods.
The closest neighbourhoods in Westland.