Neighbourhood Benschop-Dorp

Neighbourhood in district Lopik Benschop en Polsbroek · municipality Lopik · Utrecht

  • 1.026 homes
  • 2.430 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 418.000

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 Benschop-Dorp

Homes
1.026
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.029
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 42% 427
  • End-terrace house 23% 232
  • Apartment 14% 144
  • Semi-detached house 11% 113
  • Detached 11% 110

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 285
  • B 20% 209
  • C 29% 296
  • D 10% 105
  • E 2% 25
  • F 2% 23
  • G 6% 62
  • No label 2% 21

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 89
  • 1945–1969 20% 205
  • 1970–1989 35% 357
  • 1990–2009 22% 227
  • 2010 and later 14% 148

Residents

Residents
2.430
January 1, 2025
Households
1.020
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
40%
Population density
1.616
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 410
  • 15–25 years 11% 275
  • 25–45 years 23% 565
  • 45–65 years 28% 670
  • 65 years and older 21% 510

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 418.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
25% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
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
2.590 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.080 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
51%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 1% block
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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
349 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.206 passenger cars
Company locations
270
of which 25 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)
55 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 18%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.026 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 20% 204
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 35% 360
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 282
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 14% 145
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 33
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 98%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
70%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 2,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 73%

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)
99%
municipality 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 59%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
93%
municipality 42%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
82%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 6%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 13%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
12
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
30
-19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
17
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 4
  • Bedreiging 7% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 1
  • Mishandeling 3% 1

Per year

  1. 452021
  2. 402022
  3. 332023
  4. 352024
  5. 392025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,10
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
10 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,0%
laag, municipality 0,8%
Pile rot in 2050
1,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,4%
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
€ 307.700
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20%
share of people (nationally 20%)