Neighbourhood Buitengouw

Neighbourhood in district Monnickendam · municipality Waterland · Noord-Holland

  • 292 homes
  • 760 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1989
  • avg. WOZ € 535.000

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 Buitengouw

Homes
292
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1989
Average living area
147 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
292
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 41% 121
  • Semi-detached house 26% 76
  • End-terrace house 16% 48
  • Detached 16% 47

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 28
  • B 24% 70
  • C 66% 194

Building period

  • 1970–1989 68% 200
  • 1990–2009 32% 92

Residents

Residents
760
January 1, 2025
Households
300
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
15%
Households with children
45%
Population density
6.288
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 125
  • 15–25 years 11% 80
  • 25–45 years 18% 140
  • 45–65 years 31% 235
  • 65 years and older 24% 180

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 535.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
96%
Rental homes
4%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
0%
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
3.200 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.350 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.040 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% central heating, 1% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
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
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Low urban density
733 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
362 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)
47 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
0%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 292 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 40% 116
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 54% 157
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 7% 19

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
municipality 80%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
73%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
75%
municipality 70%

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)
99%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
84%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
15%
municipality 18%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 20%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
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
4
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
3
-40% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
24
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 33% 1

Per year

  1. 142021
  2. 112022
  3. 82023
  4. 102024
  5. 42025

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
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 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)
−3,1 mm per year
municipality −2,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−2,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
37 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
79,7%
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
€ 421.400
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
31,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)