Neighbourhood De Werven

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Alblasserdam · Zuid-Holland

  • 496 homes
  • 1.185 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2005
  • avg. WOZ € 462.000

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 Werven

Homes
496
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2005
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
498
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 61% 303
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 113
  • End-terrace house 10% 49
  • Semi-detached house 4% 20
  • Detached 2% 11

Energy label

  • A or better 86% 428
  • B 7% 33
  • C 2% 10
  • D 1% 3
  • E 0% 2
  • F 1% 6
  • G 2% 12
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 28
  • 1970–1989 1% 5
  • 1990–2009 24% 120
  • 2010 and later 69% 342
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.185
January 1, 2025
Households
505
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
34%
Population density
5.201
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 215
  • 15–25 years 9% 110
  • 25–45 years 19% 225
  • 45–65 years 20% 240
  • 65 years and older 33% 395

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 462.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
27%
14% housing association
Single-family homes
39%
61% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
17%
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
2.890 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
440 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
400 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
24%
Gas-free
48%
District heating
28%
Mainly electrically heated
21%
Heat network
28%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
59% central heating, 1% block, 20% district heating, 20% 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.638 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
541 passenger cars
Company locations
135
of which 25 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)
61 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
35%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
20%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 496 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 15% 76
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 110
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 57% 285
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 5% 25

Flooding

Homes that may flood
50%
municipality 94%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
3%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,0 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
56%
municipality 54%

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)
78%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
84%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 19%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
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
28
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
33
-20% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,0
1 burglary
Municipality
28
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 4
  • Woninginbraak 3% 1
  • Autodiefstal 3% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 1
  • Mishandeling 3% 1
  • Drugshandel 3% 1

Per year

  1. 322021
  2. 292022
  3. 302023
  4. 322024
  5. 432025

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
4,19
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 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)
−2,0 mm per year
municipality −2,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,6%
zeer laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,6%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,1%
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
€ 314.900
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
25%
share of people (nationally 20%)