Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood in district Meerzicht · municipality Zoetermeer

  • 8.010 inhabitants
  • avg. WOZ € 420.000

Map

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

Residents

Residents
8.010
Households
3.565
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
33%
Population density
5.114
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,6 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 1.030
  • 15–25 years 9% 760
  • 25–45 years 19% 1.510
  • 45–65 years 29% 2.350
  • 65 years and older 29% 2.360

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 420.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
60%
40% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.510 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
700 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
680 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
35%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 4% 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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.819 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
3.799 passenger cars
Company locations
1.055
of which 140 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 40.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 47.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 256.600
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)