Neighbourhood Benedenheul

Neighbourhood in district Stolwijk · municipality Krimpenerwaard · Zuid-Holland

  • 58 homes
  • 210 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1952
  • avg. WOZ € 720.000

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 Benedenheul

Homes
58
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1952
Average living area
228 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
74
2025

Home type

  • Detached 72% 42
  • Apartment 16% 9
  • Semi-detached house 12% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 13
  • B 10% 6
  • C 10% 6
  • D 7% 4
  • E 3% 2
  • F 3% 2
  • G 33% 19
  • No label 10% 6

Building period

  • Built before 1945 45% 26
  • 1945–1969 9% 5
  • 1970–1989 10% 6
  • 1990–2009 28% 16
  • 2010 and later 9% 5

Residents

Residents
210
January 1, 2025
Households
75
avg. 2,8 people
One-person households
20%
Households with children
40%
Population density
50
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,6 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 20% 40
  • 15–25 years 13% 25
  • 25–45 years 15% 30
  • 45–65 years 33% 65
  • 65 years and older 20% 40

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 720.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
88%
Rental homes
12%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
4.380 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
3.100 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.300 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
80% central heating, 10% 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
3,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
3,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
2,6 km
avg. distance
Daycare
2,6 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
28 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
81 passenger cars
Company locations
50
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)
54 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
41%
municipality 19%
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
0%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 58 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 2
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 3% 2
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 67% 39
  • 56–60 dB: busy 26% 15

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
100%
Maximum water depth
3,4 m
average 3,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
91%
municipality 65%

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
100%
municipality 74%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 94%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
3%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 37%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
59%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
45%
municipality 9%

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
10
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
22
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 50% 1

Per year

  1. 32021
  2. 22022
  3. 22023
  4. 22024
  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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,05 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,11 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,10 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −2,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
35 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,0%
laag, municipality 1,3%
Pile rot in 2050
2,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
10,7%
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

Net labour participation
83%
from 15 to 75 years
Top 20% incomes
25,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)