Neighbourhood De Wheem

Neighbourhood in the district of Voorthuizen · municipality Barneveld · Gelderland

  • 570 homes
  • 1.375 residents
  • avg. year built 1971
  • avg. WOZ value € 397.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in De Wheem

Homes
570
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1971
Average living area
122 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
571
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 44% 253
  • End-of-terrace house 29% 165
  • Detached house 12% 67
  • Semi-detached house 10% 55
  • Flat 5% 30

Energy label

  • A or better 35% 200
  • B 9% 49
  • C 31% 174
  • D 13% 74
  • E 6% 33
  • F 5% 27
  • G 2% 13

Construction period

  • Before 1945 2% 14
  • 1945–1969 52% 295
  • 1970–1989 35% 200
  • 1990–2009 7% 41
  • 2010 onwards 3% 19
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.375
1 January 2025
Households
555
avg. 2,4 people
Single-person households
25%
Households with children
38%
Population density
4.523
residents per km²
Floor area
0,3 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 16% 220
  • 15–25 years 11% 150
  • 25–45 years 24% 330
  • 45–65 years 25% 340
  • 65 years and over 25% 340

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 397.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
65%
Rented homes
35%
33% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
95%
5% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied homes
1%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.580 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.090 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
63%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% individual central heating, 2% communal heating, 1% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
600 m
avg. distance
GP practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Degree of urbanisation
Moderately urbanised
1.129 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
634 passenger cars
Business premises
135
of which 20 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
18%
municipality 17%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
2%
municipality 6%

Noise levels at the 570 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 28% 157
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 49% 279
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 6% 36
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 92
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 6

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 1%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
10,1 µg/m³
17% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
89% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
61%
municipality 60%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
98%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 83%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
88%
municipality 20%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
0%
municipality 3%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 6%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
15
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
20
-26% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,5
2 burglaries
Municipality
26
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 10% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 10% 2
  • Vernieling 10% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 1
  • Bedreiging 5% 1

By year

  1. 302021
  2. 222022
  3. 242023
  4. 292024
  5. 312025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,11
+0,01 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,02
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,00 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,03 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,07 more than adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
1,0%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 249.100
Employment rate
76%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
18%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
12,6%
share of people (20% nationally)