Living in Vliegende Vennen

Neighbourhood in Rijen, Gilze en Rijen

Inhabitants
3,070
Homes
1,251
Avg. WOZ value
€433,000
Owner-occupied homes
74%

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Vliegende Vennen in figures

Living

  • Average WOZ value€433,000

    Rijen €368,000Gilze en Rijen €388,000

    higher than in Gilze en Rijen (€388,000)
  • Owner-occupied74%higher than in Gilze en Rijen (65%)
  • Single-family home80%lower than in Gilze en Rijen (84%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,251district 7,499 · municipality 11,801
Rented homes
26%district 36% · municipality 35%
Housing association rentals
17%district 31% · municipality 28%
Multi-family homes
20%district 17% · municipality 16%
Built in the last 10 years
18%district 5% · municipality 7%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants3,070
  • Households with children43%higher than in Gilze en Rijen (35%)
  • Age

    Gilze en Rijen

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
5,641district 918 · municipality 436
Households
1,220district 7,540 · municipality 11,749
People per household
2.5district 2.2 · municipality 2.2
Single-person households
22%district 33% · municipality 32%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.8 kmcloser than in Gilze en Rijen (1.1 km)
  • GP0.6 kmcloser than in Gilze en Rijen (1.2 km)
  • Primary school0.5 kmcloser than in Gilze en Rijen (0.9 km)
  • Train station0.7 kmcloser than in Gilze en Rijen (3.6 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.6 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 1.2 km
Day care
0.6 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.8 km
Interchange station
12.3 kmdistrict 11.6 km · municipality 11.5 km
Motorway access
1.5 kmdistrict 1.3 km · municipality 1.5 km
Hospital
9.9 kmdistrict 9.1 km · municipality 10.0 km
Library
2.0 kmdistrict 1.4 km · municipality 1.5 km
Swimming pool
0.8 kmdistrict 1.5 km · municipality 3.6 km
Restaurants within 1 km
2district 4 · municipality 3
Cars per household
1.2district 1.1 · municipality 1.1

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power54%higher than in Gilze en Rijen (41%)
  • Natural-gas-free24%higher than in Gilze en Rijen (8%)
  • Natural gas per home per year570 m³

    Rijen 770 m³Gilze en Rijen 820 m³

    lower than in Gilze en Rijen (820 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
3,230 kWhdistrict 2,760 kWh · municipality 2,900 kWh
Electrically heated
35%district 14% · municipality 16%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€38,000higher than in Gilze en Rijen (€33,900)
  • Median wealth per household€281,200higher than in Gilze en Rijen (€196,300)
  • SES score+0.36

    -1.000+1.00

    Vliegende Vennen +0.36Rijen +0.09Gilze en Rijen +0.12

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.