Neighbourhood Bentwoud

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

  • 215 homes
  • 315 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2011
  • avg. WOZ € 659.000

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 Bentwoud

Homes
215
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2011
Average living area
144 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
65
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 43% 92
  • End-terrace house 28% 60
  • Detached 19% 40
  • Semi-detached house 9% 19
  • Apartment 2% 4

Energy label

  • A or better 51% 109
  • B 6% 13
  • C 3% 6
  • D 2% 4
  • F 2% 5
  • G 6% 13
  • No label 30% 65

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 14
  • 1945–1969 4% 8
  • 1970–1989 3% 6
  • 1990–2009 7% 15
  • 2010 and later 80% 171
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
315
January 1, 2025
Households
60
avg. 2,7 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
42%
Population density
24
inhabitants per km²
Area
7,4 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 23% 70
  • 15–25 years 11% 35
  • 25–45 years 26% 80
  • 45–65 years 26% 80
  • 65 years and older 15% 45

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 659.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
85%
Rental homes
15%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
80
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
4.290 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
2.460 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.140 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
78% central heating, 1% block, 3% 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
1,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,9 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,7 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,6 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
311 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,7
105 passenger cars
Company locations
85
of which 20 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)
57 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
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
20%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 215 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 47% 102
  • 56–60 dB: busy 31% 66
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 24
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 10% 21
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
96%
Of which more than 2 m water
15%
Maximum water depth
2,4 m
average 1,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
3% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
71%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
44%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
71%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
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
118
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
37
-18% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 5
  • Bedreiging 8% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 2
  • Mishandeling 5% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 3% 1

Per year

  1. 252021
  2. 352022
  3. 322023
  4. 322024
  5. 522025

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
−0,02
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 +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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 −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,1%
laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
1,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,5%
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

Top 20% incomes
24,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)