Neighbourhood Akkers

Neighbourhood in district Houten Noord-Oost · municipality Houten · Utrecht

  • 424 homes
  • 960 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1991
  • avg. WOZ € 496.000

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 Akkers

Homes
424
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1991
Average living area
122 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
425
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 52% 222
  • End-terrace house 22% 93
  • Apartment 20% 86
  • Semi-detached house 5% 22
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 52
  • B 37% 156
  • C 51% 215
  • D 0% 1

Building period

  • 1990–2009 98% 414
  • 2010 and later 2% 10

Residents

Residents
960
January 1, 2025
Households
425
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
26%
Households with children
35%
Population density
6.791
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 130
  • 15–25 years 10% 100
  • 25–45 years 17% 165
  • 45–65 years 28% 275
  • 65 years and older 31% 295

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 496.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
80%
20% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.420 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
930 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
720 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating, 2% electric
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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,7 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.626 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
432 passenger cars
Company locations
100
of which 10 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)
50 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
11%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 424 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 25% 107
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 39% 167
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 20% 85
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 31
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 34

Flooding

Homes that may flood
88%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
86%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
79% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
74%
municipality 62%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
76%
municipality 55%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
24%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 4%

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
14
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
13
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,7
2 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 15% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 15% 2
  • Vernieling 15% 2
  • Drugshandel 15% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 1
  • Mishandeling 8% 1

Per year

  1. 222021
  2. 172022
  3. 122023
  4. 212024
  5. 102025

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
4,17
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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
€ 412.500
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
25,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)