Neighbourhood Driebergen-Noord

Neighbourhood in district Driebergen · municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug · Utrecht

  • 794 homes
  • 2.120 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 728.000

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 Driebergen-Noord

Homes
794
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
149 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
804
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 62% 489
  • Detached 20% 156
  • Apartment 14% 112
  • Mid-terrace house 3% 21
  • End-terrace house 2% 16

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 71
  • B 8% 63
  • C 23% 180
  • D 19% 153
  • E 6% 44
  • F 15% 118
  • G 17% 135
  • No label 4% 30

Building period

  • Built before 1945 35% 280
  • 1945–1969 27% 211
  • 1970–1989 26% 207
  • 1990–2009 9% 69
  • 2010 and later 3% 26
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.120
January 1, 2025
Households
825
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
41%
Population density
1.003
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 410
  • 15–25 years 11% 225
  • 25–45 years 14% 300
  • 45–65 years 30% 635
  • 65 years and older 26% 555

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 728.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
85%
Rental homes
15%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
3.570 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
960 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.310 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
85% central heating, 12% block, 2% 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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,2 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Low urban density
659 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
915 passenger cars
Company locations
350
of which 20 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)
50 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 18%
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
4%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 794 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 17% 135
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 357
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 15% 122
  • 56–60 dB: busy 21% 170
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 9
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 19%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,9 µg/m³
29% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
80%
municipality 74%

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
38 °C
severe heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
50%
municipality 80%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
85%
municipality 87%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 83%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 6%
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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
45
-15% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
7,6
6 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 13% 6
  • Vernieling 9% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 2
  • Mishandeling 4% 2
  • Drugshandel 4% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 552021
  2. 622022
  3. 572023
  4. 502024
  5. 512025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,34
+0,24 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 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)
−0,1 mm per year
municipality −0,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,4 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
1,0%
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
€ 624.900
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
25%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
41,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)