Neighbourhood De Batterijen

Neighbourhood in district Noordwest · municipality Veenendaal · Utrecht

  • 44 homes
  • 180 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 564.000

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 De Batterijen

Homes
44
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
161 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
44
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 34% 15
  • Detached 34% 15
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 6
  • End-terrace house 14% 6
  • Apartment 5% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 4
  • B 23% 10
  • C 16% 7
  • D 2% 1
  • E 7% 3
  • F 7% 3
  • G 27% 12
  • No label 9% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 39% 17
  • 1945–1969 7% 3
  • 1970–1989 11% 5
  • 1990–2009 34% 15
  • 2010 and later 9% 4

Residents

Residents
180
January 1, 2025
Households
45
avg. 3,9 people
One-person households
11%
Households with children
78%
Population density
267
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,7 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 37% 65
  • 15–25 years 11% 20
  • 25–45 years 26% 45
  • 45–65 years 23% 40
  • 65 years and older 3% 5

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 564.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
93%
Rental homes
7%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
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
4.420 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
2.010 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
980 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% 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
2,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
2,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,6 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Non-urban
431 addresses per km²
Company locations
260
of which 80 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)
62 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
45%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
18%
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
20%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 44 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 5% 2
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 12
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 59% 26
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 9% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
95%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
91%
Of which more than 2 m water
89%
Maximum water depth
3,7 m
average 2,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 51%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 100%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
52%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
7%
municipality 50%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
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
256
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
46
-30% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 3
  • Drugshandel 7% 3
  • Vernieling 4% 2
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 452021
  2. 712022
  3. 792023
  4. 792024
  5. 502025

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

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
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,16 more than insufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,13 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,0 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

Top 20% incomes
26,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)