Neighbourhood Dichtersbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Dorp · municipality Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 669 homes
  • 1.285 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965

Map

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 Dichtersbuurt

Homes
669
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
88 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
651
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 61% 410
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 116
  • End-terrace house 12% 82
  • Semi-detached house 6% 41
  • Detached 3% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 85
  • B 2% 15
  • C 19% 127
  • D 14% 96
  • E 32% 215
  • F 12% 80
  • G 7% 50
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 55
  • 1945–1969 72% 482
  • 1970–1989 10% 66
  • 1990–2009 0% 3
  • 2010 and later 9% 63

Residents

Residents
1.285
January 1, 2025

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 190
  • 15–25 years 9% 110
  • 25–45 years 34% 445
  • 45–65 years 25% 320
  • 65 years and older 17% 225

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

Average noise level (Lden)
53 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 29%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 669 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 240
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 38% 257
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 102
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 65
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
95%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,3 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
53%
municipality 61%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
89%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 79%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
1%
municipality 22%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
24%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

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
38
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
49
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 5
  • Bedreiging 6% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1
  • Straatroof 2% 1
  • Drugshandel 2% 1

Per year

  1. 602021
  2. 462022
  3. 592023
  4. 462024
  5. 542025

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.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
11,6%
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.