Neighbourhood Achterkerk

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Veenendaal · Utrecht

  • 812 homes
  • 1.330 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 270.000

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 Achterkerk

Homes
812
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
85 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
812
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 67% 540
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 137
  • End-terrace house 8% 63
  • Semi-detached house 7% 55
  • Detached 2% 17

Energy label

  • A or better 40% 326
  • B 14% 117
  • C 22% 177
  • D 4% 33
  • E 2% 18
  • F 4% 36
  • G 10% 85
  • No label 2% 20

Building period

  • Built before 1945 23% 184
  • 1945–1969 1% 6
  • 1970–1989 63% 513
  • 1990–2009 9% 74
  • 2010 and later 4% 35

Residents

Residents
1.330
January 1, 2025
Households
790
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
60%
Households with children
16%
Population density
8.180
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 120
  • 15–25 years 9% 120
  • 25–45 years 21% 280
  • 45–65 years 30% 400
  • 65 years and older 31% 410

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 270.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
34%
Rental homes
66%
54% housing association
Single-family homes
33%
67% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.150 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
280 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
640 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
23%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 11% block
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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
20
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.646 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
586 passenger cars
Company locations
150
of which 25 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)
59 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
67%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
30%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 812 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 17% 135
  • 56–60 dB: busy 55% 443
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 27% 216
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 18

Flooding

Homes that may flood
83%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
82%
Of which more than 2 m water
55%
Maximum water depth
3,2 m
average 2,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
37%
municipality 51%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
80%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 100%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
80%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 50%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
141
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
188
+262% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
7,4
6 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 3% 6
  • Vernieling 3% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1
  • Bedreiging 1% 1
  • Mishandeling 1% 1

Per year

  1. 792021
  2. 422022
  3. 452023
  4. 332024
  5. 582025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,10
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,10 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,03 sufficient

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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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

Median household wealth
€ 23.200
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)