Neighbourhood Indische Buurt

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Vlaardingen · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.668 homes
  • 3.755 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 310.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Indische Buurt

Homes
1.668
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
92 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.727
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 53% 881
  • Apartment 27% 452
  • End-terrace house 13% 222
  • Semi-detached house 6% 98
  • Detached 1% 15

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 452
  • B 13% 213
  • C 13% 215
  • D 10% 166
  • E 19% 317
  • F 15% 254
  • G 3% 51

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 201
  • 1945–1969 71% 1.176
  • 1970–1989 1% 18
  • 1990–2009 14% 237
  • 2010 and later 2% 36

Residents

Residents
3.755
January 1, 2025
Households
1.655
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
40%
Population density
7.087
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 630
  • 15–25 years 11% 430
  • 25–45 years 26% 990
  • 45–65 years 27% 1.010
  • 65 years and older 19% 705

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 310.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
54%
Rental homes
46%
39% housing association
Single-family homes
69%
31% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.330 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
470 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
750 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
34%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 3% block, 7% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.311 addresses per km²
Company locations
325
of which 40 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
57 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
36%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
8%
municipality 7%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 1.668 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 54% 898
  • 56–60 dB: busy 32% 535
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 213
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 22

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 94%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
84%
Maximum water depth
3,6 m
average 2,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
46%
municipality 50%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
89%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
67%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 21%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
14%
municipality 13%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
40
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
150
-18% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
9,0
15 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 12% 18
  • Woninginbraak 10% 15
  • Vernieling 8% 12
  • Bedreiging 6% 9
  • Drugshandel 3% 5
  • Mishandeling 3% 4
  • Autodiefstal 1% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1502021
  2. 1712022
  3. 1692023
  4. 1842024
  5. 1782025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,95
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Sufficient
Municipality
Sufficient
score 3,98

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,14 insufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−2,4 mm per year
municipality −3,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,8%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 32.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 86.500
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)