Neighbourhood De Ham

Neighbourhood in district Hoogland · municipality Amersfoort · Utrecht

  • 736 homes
  • 1.695 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 494.000

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 Ham

Homes
736
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
130 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
735
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 41% 301
  • End-terrace house 22% 165
  • Apartment 14% 101
  • Detached 12% 91
  • Semi-detached house 11% 78

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 146
  • B 30% 220
  • C 39% 290
  • D 5% 35
  • E 2% 12
  • F 2% 16
  • G 2% 14
  • No label 0% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 4% 26
  • 1945–1969 6% 41
  • 1970–1989 71% 523
  • 1990–2009 17% 126
  • 2010 and later 3% 20

Residents

Residents
1.695
January 1, 2025
Households
740
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
34%
Population density
4.046
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 230
  • 15–25 years 11% 185
  • 25–45 years 18% 305
  • 45–65 years 33% 560
  • 65 years and older 25% 420

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 494.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
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
2.770 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.050 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
51%
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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.553 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
774 passenger cars
Company locations
240
of which 35 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 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
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
3%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 736 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 2
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 64% 468
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 207
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 37
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 22

Flooding

Homes that may flood
70%
municipality 61%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
25%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,5 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
64%
municipality 56%

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)
84%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
15%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
90%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
85%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
30
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
50
+43% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,1
3 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 8
  • Woninginbraak 6% 3
  • Vernieling 4% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 1
  • Bedreiging 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 442021
  2. 522022
  3. 442023
  4. 312024
  5. 492025

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
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

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 +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −0,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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

Median household wealth
€ 336.500
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)