Neighbourhood Berkenwoude

Neighbourhood in district Berkenwoude · municipality Krimpenerwaard · Zuid-Holland

  • 522 homes
  • 1.450 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 510.000

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 Berkenwoude

Homes
522
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
159 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
530
2025

Home type

  • Detached 34% 175
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 137
  • Semi-detached house 16% 85
  • End-terrace house 13% 70
  • Apartment 11% 55

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 94
  • B 14% 71
  • C 21% 111
  • D 18% 93
  • E 5% 27
  • F 7% 38
  • G 10% 51
  • No label 7% 37

Building period

  • Built before 1945 13% 70
  • 1945–1969 25% 129
  • 1970–1989 33% 173
  • 1990–2009 24% 127
  • 2010 and later 4% 23

Residents

Residents
1.450
January 1, 2025
Households
530
avg. 2,8 people
One-person households
21%
Households with children
42%
Population density
241
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,9 km²
of which 0,8 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 20% 285
  • 15–25 years 15% 215
  • 25–45 years 20% 285
  • 45–65 years 25% 370
  • 65 years and older 21% 305

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 510.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
83%
Rental homes
17%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
1
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
3.280 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.260 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.100 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
50%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 2% block, 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
5,6 km
avg. distance
General practice
6,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
148 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
718 passenger cars
Company locations
200
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)
49 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
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 522 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 27% 142
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 236
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 111
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 33

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
3,5 m
average 3,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
85%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
municipality 74%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 94%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
16%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 37%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
14%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
22%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
27
+35% 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)

  • Vernieling 30% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 2
  • Mishandeling 7% 2
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 4% 1

Per year

  1. 182021
  2. 382022
  3. 262023
  4. 242024
  5. 272025

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
4,14
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

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 −0,20 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 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)
−4,9 mm per year
municipality −2,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−4,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
38 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,8%
laag, municipality 1,3%
Pile rot in 2050
1,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
5,0%
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

Median household wealth
€ 429.800
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
22%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
24,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)