Neighbourhood Benthuizen Dorp-West

Neighbourhood in district Benthuizen · municipality Alphen aan den Rijn · Zuid-Holland

  • 361 homes
  • 895 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 456.000

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 Benthuizen Dorp-West

Homes
361
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
132 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
356
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 43% 157
  • End-terrace house 27% 98
  • Detached 14% 52
  • Semi-detached house 9% 32
  • Apartment 6% 22

Energy label

  • A or better 25% 91
  • B 6% 21
  • C 35% 126
  • D 20% 73
  • E 6% 21
  • F 3% 10
  • G 3% 11
  • No label 2% 8

Building period

  • Built before 1945 4% 15
  • 1945–1969 25% 89
  • 1970–1989 46% 165
  • 1990–2009 1% 4
  • 2010 and later 24% 85
  • Unknown 1% 3

Residents

Residents
895
January 1, 2025
Households
350
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
43%
Population density
4.340
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 20% 175
  • 15–25 years 10% 90
  • 25–45 years 20% 180
  • 45–65 years 26% 230
  • 65 years and older 24% 215

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 456.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
81%
Rental homes
19%
13% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
22%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.770 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.230 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
950 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
56%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.265 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
411 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 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 24%
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
2%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 361 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 16% 57
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 48% 175
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 98
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 27
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
94%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
89%
Of which more than 2 m water
14%
Maximum water depth
3,8 m
average 1,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
74%
municipality 54%

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 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
69%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
29%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
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
7
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
6
-57% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
1 burglary
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 17% 1
  • Autodiefstal 17% 1
  • Vernieling 17% 1

Per year

  1. 222021
  2. 122022
  3. 142023
  4. 122024
  5. 132025

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
4,18
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

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 −0,08 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than 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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
13,3%
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
€ 328.700
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)