Neighbourhood Boomberg

Neighbourhood in district Noordwest · municipality Hilversum · Noord-Holland

  • 1.619 homes
  • 3.190 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1949
  • avg. WOZ € 729.000

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 Boomberg

Homes
1.619
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1949
Average living area
142 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.619
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 53% 864
  • Semi-detached house 18% 296
  • Detached 17% 269
  • End-terrace house 6% 105
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 85

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 283
  • B 8% 128
  • C 19% 304
  • D 10% 155
  • E 10% 154
  • F 8% 124
  • G 26% 425
  • No label 3% 46

Building period

  • Built before 1945 46% 744
  • 1945–1969 15% 237
  • 1970–1989 26% 418
  • 1990–2009 9% 146
  • 2010 and later 4% 69
  • Unknown 0% 5

Residents

Residents
3.190
January 1, 2025
Households
1.575
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
45%
Households with children
25%
Population density
3.497
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 420
  • 15–25 years 11% 345
  • 25–45 years 17% 555
  • 45–65 years 30% 940
  • 65 years and older 29% 920

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 729.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
64%
Rental homes
36%
15% housing association
Single-family homes
46%
54% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
3.190 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
410 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.260 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
18%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
71% central heating, 17% block, 1% district 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
18
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.621 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.421 passenger cars
Company locations
680
of which 55 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)
52 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
15%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 1.619 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 54% 871
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 20% 327
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 218
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 12% 202
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
3%
municipality 6%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,3 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
75% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
61%
municipality 48%

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
41 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
68%
municipality 85%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 76%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
72%
municipality 61%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
97%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
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
33
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
105
+4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
11,7
19 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 18% 19
  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 13
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 5
  • Mishandeling 5% 5
  • Vernieling 5% 5
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1282021
  2. 1432022
  3. 1202023
  4. 1122024
  5. 1012025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,39
+0,28 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,18

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,14 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 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)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −0,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 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 0,0%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 57.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 68.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 468.600
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
29%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
35,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)