Neighbourhood Binnenstad

Neighbourhood in district Hulst · municipality Hulst · Zeeland

  • 1.086 homes
  • 1.550 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 216.000

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 Binnenstad

Homes
1.086
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
113 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.075
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 51% 559
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 296
  • End-terrace house 15% 161
  • Semi-detached house 4% 43
  • Detached 2% 27

Energy label

  • A or better 41% 440
  • B 15% 165
  • C 8% 82
  • D 4% 41
  • E 6% 66
  • F 9% 100
  • G 7% 73
  • No label 11% 119

Building period

  • Built before 1945 29% 319
  • 1945–1969 8% 90
  • 1970–1989 27% 294
  • 1990–2009 20% 213
  • 2010 and later 16% 170

Residents

Residents
1.550
January 1, 2025
Households
955
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
61%
Households with children
12%
Population density
3.858
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 7% 105
  • 15–25 years 8% 130
  • 25–45 years 22% 340
  • 45–65 years 25% 395
  • 65 years and older 38% 585

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 216.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
39%
Rental homes
60%
41% housing association
Single-family homes
50%
50% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
11%
New build in the year
3
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
2.060 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
420 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
36%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 6% 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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.063 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
747 passenger cars
Company locations
295
of which 105 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)
48 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 12%
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 3%

Noise level of the 1.086 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 38% 416
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 374
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 238
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 58

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 33%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
59%
municipality 69%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
89%
municipality 68%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 61%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
20%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
122
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
189
+67% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,7
4 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 5% 10
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 6
  • Vernieling 3% 5
  • Woninginbraak 2% 4
  • Bedreiging 1% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 2
  • Drugshandel 1% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1

Per year

  1. 862021
  2. 1012022
  3. 962023
  4. 1152024
  5. 952025

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
4,15
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,02 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)
−2,1 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 1,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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
€ 47.200
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14%
share of people (nationally 20%)