Neighbourhood Borchen

Neighbourhood in district Houten Noord-West · municipality Houten · Utrecht

  • 381 homes
  • 930 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 579.000

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 Borchen

Homes
381
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
147 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
380
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 56% 213
  • End-terrace house 25% 94
  • Semi-detached house 8% 32
  • Detached 6% 23
  • Apartment 5% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 106
  • B 14% 55
  • C 57% 216
  • No label 1% 4

Building period

  • 1970–1989 82% 311
  • 1990–2009 18% 70

Residents

Residents
930
January 1, 2025
Households
380
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
14%
Households with children
38%
Population density
6.134
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 140
  • 15–25 years 9% 80
  • 25–45 years 16% 150
  • 45–65 years 30% 275
  • 65 years and older 30% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 579.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
82%
Rental homes
18%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.920 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.510 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
75%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
28%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% central 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
200 m
avg. distance
General practice
3,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.490 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
444 passenger cars
Company locations
115
of which 5 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
12%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
7%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 381 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 20% 78
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 51% 194
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 68
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 21
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 17
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 1,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 62%

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)
98%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 55%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
12
+50% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 25% 3
  • Bedreiging 17% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 1
  • Autodiefstal 8% 1

Per year

  1. 282021
  2. 82022
  3. 92023
  4. 122024
  5. 102025

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
4,28
+0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,11 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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
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

Median household wealth
€ 561.800
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
38%
share of people (nationally 20%)