Neighbourhood De Meren

Neighbourhood in district Wijchen kern · municipality Wijchen · Gelderland

  • 149 homes
  • 455 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2002
  • avg. WOZ € 583.000

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 Meren

Homes
149
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2002
Average living area
180 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
149
2025

Home type

  • Detached 41% 61
  • Mid-terrace house 35% 52
  • Semi-detached house 13% 20
  • End-terrace house 11% 16

Energy label

  • A or better 50% 74
  • B 48% 71
  • C 3% 4

Building period

  • 1990–2009 93% 139
  • 2010 and later 7% 10

Residents

Residents
455
January 1, 2025
Households
150
avg. 3,1 people
One-person households
7%
Households with children
63%
Population density
4.110
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 70
  • 15–25 years 20% 90
  • 25–45 years 13% 60
  • 45–65 years 41% 190
  • 65 years and older 11% 50

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 583.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
99%
Rental homes
1%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
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
3.710 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.950 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
70%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% central heating, 1% 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
1,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.128 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
216 passenger cars
Company locations
45
of which 5 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)
49 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
municipality 11%
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
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 149 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 34% 50
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 35
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 51
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 13

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
91%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 2,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 59%

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 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 92%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
88%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
52%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 5%
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
15
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7
+17% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,7
1 burglary
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 14% 1
  • Autodiefstal 14% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 14% 1

Per year

  1. 142021
  2. 92022
  3. 62023
  4. 62024
  5. 82025

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
4,26
+0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 more than sufficient
  • 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 −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 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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
€ 517.600
Net labour participation
81%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
33,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)