Neighbourhood Benedenbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Boven- en Benedenbuurt · municipality Wageningen · Gelderland

  • 1.168 homes
  • 2.590 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1969
  • avg. WOZ € 380.000

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 Benedenbuurt

Homes
1.168
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1969
Average living area
102 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.168
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 30% 350
  • Apartment 28% 324
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 262
  • End-terrace house 17% 197
  • Detached 3% 35

Energy label

  • A or better 35% 406
  • B 9% 101
  • C 21% 247
  • D 9% 110
  • E 8% 94
  • F 10% 114
  • G 8% 90
  • No label 1% 6

Building period

  • Built before 1945 25% 291
  • 1945–1969 35% 411
  • 1970–1989 6% 70
  • 1990–2009 7% 79
  • 2010 and later 27% 317

Residents

Residents
2.590
January 1, 2025
Households
1.430
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
55%
Households with children
22%
Population density
6.927
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 355
  • 15–25 years 19% 485
  • 25–45 years 25% 660
  • 45–65 years 25% 645
  • 65 years and older 17% 445

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 380.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
43%
Rental homes
57%
50% housing association
Single-family homes
72%
28% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
27%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.040 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
750 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 4% block, 6% 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
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.296 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
883 passenger cars
Company locations
260
of which 30 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)
53 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
20%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 1.168 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 4% 49
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 48% 558
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 262
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 74
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 15% 178
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 47

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 60%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
2% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
47%
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)
89%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
69%
municipality 89%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 62%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
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
23
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
60
-9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,9
1 burglary
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 522021
  2. 672022
  3. 602023
  4. 552024
  5. 632025

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
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 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)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −0,7 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 0,1%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 30.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 24.100
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18%
share of people (nationally 20%)