neighbourhood in Vlaardingen

Vogelbuurt Zuid

3,240 residents · postal code 3136 · Part of Holy Zuid, Vlaardingen

Bottom 23% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

The social assistance rate in Vogelbuurt Zuid is more than five times the national median, and together with a property value far below the middle and vacancy above it, that yields a 3.5 for wealth. Only the share of high incomes is roughly at the national level — too little to change the figure.

The 8.8 for families does not come from distance here: the primary school is a good kilometre away. What carries the pillar is the population. Nearly four in ten households have children and more than a fifth of residents are under fifteen, both well above the national picture. That makes for a neighbourhood with many children and a school run that is not automatic.

Among the offences, burglary is more than triple the national median while property crime stays below it — the reverse of what most urban neighbourhoods show.

no. 10,069 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 21 of 31 in Vlaardingen

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Is Vogelbuurt Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Vogelbuurt Zuid comes out at 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

30.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.9 per 1,000

Property crime

7.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 119 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.6 km

GP practice

1.2 km

Train station

4.7 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

2.5 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

0.7 km

Motorway ramp

1.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 322,000

Welfare recipients

40.1 per 1,000

High incomes

18%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

43%

Social housing

55%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

29%

Built after 2000

30%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

11,889 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

3,321

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.8 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

1.1 km

Households with children

38%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

22%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Vogelbuurt Zuid has strikingly many children under 15: 22%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1522%
NL median 14%
15–258%
NL median 11%
25–4532%
NL median 22%
45–6520%
NL median 28%
65+18%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
11,889 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vogelbuurt Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Vogelbuurt Zuid comes out at 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Vogelbuurt Zuid?

In Vogelbuurt Zuid the police recorded 119 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (31 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Vogelbuurt Zuid calculated?

Vogelbuurt Zuid scores 4.2 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Vogelbuurt Zuid lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.