Neighbourhood Brede dijk

Neighbourhood in district Oudewater · municipality Oudewater · Utrecht

  • 616 homes
  • 1.320 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1973
  • avg. WOZ € 301.000

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 Brede dijk

Homes
616
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1973
Average living area
94 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
618
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 49% 303
  • Apartment 27% 166
  • End-terrace house 22% 134
  • Semi-detached house 1% 8
  • Detached 1% 5

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 113
  • B 8% 49
  • C 33% 205
  • D 17% 103
  • E 17% 106
  • F 5% 30
  • G 2% 10

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 13
  • 1945–1969 50% 306
  • 1970–1989 33% 206
  • 1990–2009 1% 5
  • 2010 and later 14% 86

Residents

Residents
1.320
January 1, 2025
Households
615
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
43%
Households with children
32%
Population density
6.578
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 205
  • 15–25 years 10% 130
  • 25–45 years 21% 275
  • 45–65 years 20% 265
  • 65 years and older 34% 450

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 301.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
40%
Rental homes
60%
56% housing association
Single-family homes
73%
27% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.200 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
520 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
760 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
31%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 13% block
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
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.096 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
534 passenger cars
Company locations
110
of which 10 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)
50 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
13%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
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
5%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 616 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 1% 7
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 57% 354
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 185
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 55
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 15

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 1,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
43% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 67%

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)
96%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 84%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
19%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 10%

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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
28
+22% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,2
2 burglaries
Municipality
17
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 11% 3
  • Vernieling 11% 3
  • Woninginbraak 7% 2
  • Bedreiging 4% 1
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 1
  • Drugshandel 4% 1

Per year

  1. 452021
  2. 382022
  3. 252023
  4. 342024
  5. 302025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,05
−0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
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 +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 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)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
18 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,9%
laag, municipality 1,6%
Pile rot in 2050
0,9%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,2%
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
€ 66.900
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11%
share of people (nationally 20%)