Neighbourhood Dijk

Neighbourhood in the district of Kinderdijk · municipality of Alblasserdam · Zuid-Holland

  • 266 homes
  • 600 residents
  • avg. year built 1945
  • avg. WOZ value € 454.000

Living in Dijk: in the municipality of Alblasserdam is a neighbourhood with 266 homes, 600 residents and 230 households. The homes in Dijk are mainly of the type flat (30%) and detached house (23%), mainly built in the period before 1945 (56%) and with 93% owner-occupied homes and 7% rented homes. The average WOZ value is € 454.000. Of the homes with a registered energy label, 24% have label A or B; the most common energy label is G. Liveability is rated very good according to the Leefbaarometer, the average noise level is 63 dB (noisy) and the police recorded 36,7 crimes per 1,000 residents (nationally: 45,3). A supermarket is 1,1 km away on average, a primary school is 700 m away and 41% of households have children. For every home in Dijk, Huisleon provides an estimated value range, energy label, monthly housing costs, information on the living environment and current sale and rental listings.

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

Homes in Dijk

Homes
266
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1945
Average living area
143 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
244
2025

Home type

  • Flat 30% 79
  • Detached house 23% 60
  • Semi-detached house 19% 51
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 38
  • End-of-terrace house 14% 38

Energy label

  • A or better 6% 15
  • B 14% 37
  • C 7% 18
  • D 6% 15
  • E 4% 10
  • F 16% 42
  • G 30% 80
  • No label 18% 49

Construction period

  • Before 1945 56% 150
  • 1945–1969 7% 18
  • 1970–1989 0% 1
  • 1990–2009 24% 64
  • 2010 onwards 12% 33

Residents

Residents
600
1 January 2025
Households
230
avg. 2,7 people
Single-person households
24%
Netherlands: 40%
Households with children
41%
Netherlands: 32%
Population density
2.064
residents per km²
Floor area
0,6 km²
of which 0,3 km² is water
Born outside the Netherlands
4%
Netherlands: 16%
People in poverty
1%
Netherlands: 3%
Social assistance benefits
0
per 1,000 residents · Netherlands: 22
Employment rate
79%
Netherlands: 72%
Employees on permanent contracts
56%
Netherlands: 56%

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 21% 125
  • 15–25 years 12% 70
  • 25–45 years 21% 125
  • 45–65 years 26% 160
  • 65 years and over 21% 125

Background

  • Nederland 93% 575
  • Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 3% 20
  • Outside Europe 4% 25

Education level (aged 15–75)

  • Primary education, VMBO and MBO level 1 26% 110
  • HAVO, VWO, MBO levels 2–4 38% 160
  • Higher professional and university education 36% 150

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2024. Background based on the CBS classification (the person’s or their parents’ country of birth); education level of people aged 15 to 75; income standardised for household size and composition; CBS does not publish figures for very small groups.

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 454.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
93%
Rented homes
7%
0% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
74%
26% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied homes
7%
New homes built during the year
2
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
2.910 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
640 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.000 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
28%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% individual central heating, 2% 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
1,1 km
avg. distance
GP practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Degree of urbanisation
Slightly urbanised
762 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
283 passenger cars
Business premises
100
of which 10 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)
63 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
90%
municipality of 18%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality of 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
78%
municipality of 7%

Noise levels at the 266 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 2% 6
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 6% 15
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 13% 34
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 57% 151
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 23% 60

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
48%
municipality of 94%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
48%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
40%
Maximum water depth
4,5 m
an average of 3,4 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
17,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
72% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
76%
municipality 54%

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 within 500 m. Turn on 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)
99%
municipality of 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality of 92%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
100%
municipality of 99%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
74%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
31%
municipality of 19%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
0%
municipality of 9%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality of 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality of 0%

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
37
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
22
-12% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
11,3
3 burglaries
Municipality
28
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 14% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 3
  • Vernieling 9% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 1
  • Mishandeling 5% 1

By year

  1. 172021
  2. 112022
  3. 152023
  4. 152024
  5. 242025

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

Very good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Very good
category 8 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,24
+0,14 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,03
2022 assessment: Very good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,07

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,03 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,04 more than adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,07 weak
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves +0,06 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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)
−2,2 mm per year
municipality of −2,1 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−1,3 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
0 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,6%
laag, municipality of 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
3,0%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
0,5%
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
€ 343.700
Employment rate
79%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
22%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
23%
share of people (20% nationally)