Neighbourhood Azewijn

Neighbourhood in district ’s-Heerenberg · municipality Montferland · Gelderland

  • 235 homes
  • 555 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1977
  • avg. WOZ € 317.000

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 Azewijn

Homes
235
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1977
Average living area
161 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
225
2025

Home type

  • Detached 37% 87
  • Semi-detached house 20% 47
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 38
  • End-terrace house 14% 32
  • Apartment 13% 31

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 74
  • B 13% 30
  • C 16% 37
  • D 9% 22
  • E 1% 3
  • F 5% 12
  • G 8% 18
  • No label 17% 39

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 29
  • 1945–1969 19% 44
  • 1970–1989 26% 62
  • 1990–2009 29% 67
  • 2010 and later 14% 33

Residents

Residents
555
January 1, 2025
Households
230
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
20%
Households with children
39%
Population density
1.166
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 65
  • 15–25 years 14% 80
  • 25–45 years 17% 95
  • 45–65 years 33% 185
  • 65 years and older 24% 135

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 317.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
83%
Rental homes
17%
8% housing association
Single-family homes
94%
6% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
13%
Unoccupied properties
1%
New build in the year
1
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
3.520 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.970 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
69%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 1% 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
4,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
4,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
3,8 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
84 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
332 passenger cars
Company locations
55
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)
44 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 12%
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%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 235 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 64% 150
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 67
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 8% 18

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 58%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
97%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
78%
municipality 56%

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)
97%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
51%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
67%
municipality 52%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
74%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 66%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 7%

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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7
+600% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
18
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 29% 2

Per year

  1. 32021
  2. 62022
  3. 42023
  4. 62024
  5. 22025

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
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,21 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 good

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)
−1,0 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 0,0%
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
€ 234.300
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)