Neighbourhood Afrika

Neighbourhood in district Weidevenne · municipality Purmerend · Noord-Holland

  • 2.115 homes
  • 5.370 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2005
  • avg. WOZ € 494.000

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 Afrika

Homes
2.115
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2005
Average living area
127 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.171
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 36% 759
  • Apartment 32% 677
  • Detached 16% 329
  • End-terrace house 9% 196
  • Semi-detached house 7% 154

Energy label

  • A or better 83% 1.766
  • B 16% 339
  • C 0% 3
  • D 0% 2
  • G 0% 3
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 3
  • 1945–1969 0% 2
  • 1970–1989 0% 2
  • 1990–2009 92% 1.938
  • 2010 and later 8% 169
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
5.370
January 1, 2025
Households
2.135
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
46%
Population density
6.144
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 785
  • 15–25 years 15% 815
  • 25–45 years 21% 1.115
  • 45–65 years 33% 1.795
  • 65 years and older 16% 865

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 494.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
66%
34% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
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
2.890 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
850 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
10 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
32%
Gas-free
99%
District heating
92%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heat network
89%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
6% central heating, 93% district heating
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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.680 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
2.228 passenger cars
Company locations
625
of which 110 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)
52 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
5%
municipality 2%
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
3%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 2.115 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 47% 1.000
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 510
  • 56–60 dB: busy 26% 556
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 49

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 90%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
44%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 2,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
50%
municipality 53%

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)
100%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
60%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 14%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
1%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
municipality 0%
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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
143
+13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,5
1 burglary
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 24
  • Winkeldiefstal 15% 21
  • Vernieling 9% 13
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 6
  • Bedreiging 4% 6
  • Drugshandel 3% 5
  • Mishandeling 3% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1282021
  2. 1782022
  3. 1402023
  4. 1292024
  5. 1352025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than 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)
−2,1 mm per year
municipality −2,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
17 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
90,1%
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
€ 39.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 47.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 299.200
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
26,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)