Neighbourhood Blekersbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Santpoort-Zuid · municipality Velsen · Noord-Holland

  • 750 homes
  • 1.495 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 542.000

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 Blekersbuurt

Homes
750
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
108 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
708
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 47% 351
  • Mid-terrace house 30% 227
  • End-terrace house 12% 91
  • Semi-detached house 9% 65
  • Detached 2% 16

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 112
  • B 17% 128
  • C 16% 120
  • D 9% 66
  • E 10% 76
  • F 11% 85
  • G 16% 121
  • No label 6% 42

Building period

  • Built before 1945 43% 326
  • 1945–1969 24% 177
  • 1970–1989 11% 83
  • 1990–2009 9% 65
  • 2010 and later 13% 96
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
1.495
January 1, 2025
Households
695
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
34%
Population density
6.844
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 235
  • 15–25 years 10% 145
  • 25–45 years 21% 315
  • 45–65 years 30% 450
  • 65 years and older 23% 345

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 542.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
60%
Rental homes
40%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
55%
45% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.320 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
430 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
26%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating
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
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.513 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
646 passenger cars
Company locations
255
of which 35 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)
53 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 12%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 20%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 750 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 304
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 211
  • 56–60 dB: busy 25% 190
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 45

Flooding

Homes that may flood
1%
municipality 25%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,1 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
17% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
72%
municipality 52%

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 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
67%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
71%
municipality 78%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 8%

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
14
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
21
-50% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
40
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 48% 10
  • Mishandeling 10% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 1
  • Vernieling 5% 1

Per year

  1. 482021
  2. 312022
  3. 372023
  4. 382024
  5. 342025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,26
+0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,7%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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
€ 327.900
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)