Postcode 2741 Waddinxveen
About 12,215 people live in postcode area 2741 in Waddinxveen, in 5,260 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €344,000 in 2023, up 74% from €198,000 in 2016.
60% of homes are owner-occupied, 38.3% are apartments and 10.7% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 75% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
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Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €198,000 |
| 2017 | €202,000 +2% |
| 2018 | €210,000 +4% |
| 2019 | €229,000 +9% |
| 2020 | €247,000 +7.9% |
| 2021 | €267,000 +8.1% |
| 2022 | €298,000 +11.6% |
| 2023 | €344,000 +15.4% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 17.5% |
| Age 15–24 | 11.8% |
| Age 25–44 | 26.7% |
| Age 45–64 | 25.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Single-person households | 32.2% |
| Families with children | 36.8% |
| Average household size | 2.3 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | strongly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 5,130 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 60% / 40% |
| Social housing | 28.2% |
| Apartments | 38.3% |
| Built before 1945 | 10.7% |
| Built 2015 or later | 4.6% |
| Average gas use | 810 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,580 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.9 km |
| Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Daycare | 0.6 km |
| Train station | 1 km |
| Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Library | 1.5 km |
| Swimming pool | 2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 2741
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| Basisschool De Regenboog Roman Catholic · 247 pupils | Willem De Zwijgerlaan 55 | 90.9% / 59.1% |
| Basisschool Theo Thijssen public (non-denominational) · 388 pupils | Kerkweg-Oost 230 | 74.2% / 41.9% |
| Kleurrijk Reformed (liberated) · 117 pupils | Jacob Catslaan 3 | 87.5% / 50% |
| Koning Willem-Alexander-school Protestant Christian · 254 pupils | Willem De Zwijgerlaan 53 | 63% / 39.3% |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
| Secondary school | Distance | Exam pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Coenecoop College voor Atheneum Havo Mavo Voorbereidend Beroeps Onderwijs VBO/MAVO/HAVO/VWO | Oude Dreef 2 | HAVO 88.7%, VMBO 90.6%, VWO 86.2% |
Exam pass rate per track, latest school year. DUO open data.
Neighbourhoods in 2741
West 2 · Oranjewijk Zuid · Oranjewijk Noord · Vondelwijk · Noordkade · Centrum · Oostpolderwijk · Bedrijventerrein Mercuriusweg · Zuid · Coenecoop · Oost · Zeeheldenbuurt
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
2742 Waddinxveen · 2743 Waddinxveen · 2735 Gelderswoude · 2731 Benthuizen · 2751 Moerkapelle · 2752 Moerkapelle · 2729 Zoetermeer · 2728 Zoetermeer · 2727 Zoetermeer · 2726 Zoetermeer
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.