Neighbourhood Achthoven

Neighbourhood in the district of Lexmond buitengebied · municipality Vijfheerenlanden · Utrecht

  • 67 homes
  • 245 residents
  • avg. year built 1931
  • avg. WOZ value € 529.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Achthoven

Homes
67
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1931
Average living area
174 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
81
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 76% 51
  • Semi-detached house 13% 9
  • Flat 10% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 7% 5
  • B 9% 6
  • C 7% 5
  • D 6% 4
  • E 3% 2
  • F 10% 7
  • G 49% 33
  • No label 7% 5

Construction period

  • Before 1945 51% 34
  • 1945–1969 15% 10
  • 1970–1989 12% 8
  • 1990–2009 12% 8
  • 2010 onwards 9% 6
  • Unknown 1% 1

Residents

Residents
245
1 January 2025
Households
75
avg. 3,0 people
Single-person households
20%
Households with children
60%
Population density
39
residents per km²
Floor area
7,1 km²
of which 1,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 18% 45
  • 15–25 years 14% 35
  • 25–45 years 22% 55
  • 45–65 years 29% 70
  • 65 years and over 16% 40

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 529.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
93%
Rented homes
7%
0% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
90%
10% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied homes
11%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
4.070 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
2.050 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.210 m³
per home per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
87% individual central heating, 1% communal heating, 8% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
2,2 km
avg. distance
GP practice
2,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
2,2 km
avg. distance
Day nursery
2,2 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
64 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,5
115 passenger cars
Business premises
50
of which 5 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
27%
municipality 19%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
7%
municipality 6%

Noise levels at the 67 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 27% 18
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 15% 10
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 39% 26
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 11
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 2

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
69%
municipality 92%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
60%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
39%
Maximum water depth
4,1 m
an average of 1,8 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
11,6 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
91%
municipality 61%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
97%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 82%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
87%
municipality 95%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
56%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
24%
municipality 39%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
15%
municipality 13%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
29
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
7
+600% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
14,9
1 burglary
Municipality
27
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 14% 1
  • Bedreiging 14% 1

By year

  1. 72021
  2. 82022
  3. 32023
  4. 62024
  5. 22025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Very good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Very good
category 8 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,23
+0,13 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Very good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,11

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,01 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,07 more than adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,16 very poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,12 good
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,11 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Projected subsidence by 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,6%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,9%
Pile rot in 2050
0,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
4,3%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Employment rate
83%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
37%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
24,5%
share of people (20% nationally)