Neighbourhood Edelstenenbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Zegersloot · municipality Alphen aan den Rijn · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.217 homes
  • 2.725 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 280.000

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 Edelstenenbuurt

Homes
1.217
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
103 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.218
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 67% 815
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 321
  • End-terrace house 6% 79
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 146
  • B 9% 113
  • C 35% 429
  • D 14% 175
  • E 22% 266
  • F 4% 47
  • G 3% 41

Building period

  • 1945–1969 62% 752
  • 1970–1989 20% 248
  • 1990–2009 18% 217

Residents

Residents
2.725
January 1, 2025
Households
1.270
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
31%
Population density
11.047
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 450
  • 15–25 years 12% 320
  • 25–45 years 26% 705
  • 45–65 years 25% 690
  • 65 years and older 20% 555

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 280.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Rental homes
50%
41% housing association
Single-family homes
33%
67% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.340 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
570 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
28%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
71% central heating, 28% block
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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
17
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.436 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.099 passenger cars
Company locations
235
of which 30 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)
54 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
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
17%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.217 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 33% 403
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 37% 453
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 185
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 14% 176

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
48%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
7% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
58%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
92%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
7%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
57%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 4%

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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
66
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,9
6 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 9% 6
  • Vernieling 9% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 4
  • Mishandeling 5% 3
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 1072021
  2. 752022
  3. 712023
  4. 902024
  5. 682025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,90
−0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,07 weak

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)
−4,1 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−3,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
46 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,9%
laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,9%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 28.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 45.400
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)