Neighbourhood Ekehaar

Neighbourhood in district Ekehaar · municipality Aa en Hunze · Drenthe

  • 104 homes
  • 275 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1973
  • avg. WOZ € 419.000

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 Ekehaar

Homes
104
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1973
Average living area
196 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
110
2025

Home type

  • Detached 77% 80
  • Semi-detached house 23% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 23
  • B 19% 20
  • C 25% 26
  • D 13% 14
  • E 2% 2
  • F 11% 11
  • G 6% 6
  • No label 2% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 14% 15
  • 1945–1969 17% 18
  • 1970–1989 42% 44
  • 1990–2009 23% 24
  • 2010 and later 3% 3

Residents

Residents
275
January 1, 2025
Households
100
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
20%
Households with children
40%
Population density
700
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 40
  • 15–25 years 12% 35
  • 25–45 years 18% 50
  • 45–65 years 32% 90
  • 65 years and older 25% 70

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 419.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
86%
Rental homes
14%
7% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
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
3.460 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
2.310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.170 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
67%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
14%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
92% central heating, 1% block, 1% district heating, 6% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
>50%kans >5MWth
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
5,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
5,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
4,9 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
40 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
131 passenger cars
Company locations
45
of which 5 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)
42 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 8%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 104 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 75% 78
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 24
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 2% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
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
5,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
81%
municipality 71%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
92%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
77%
municipality 86%
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 8%

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.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,26
+0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,24

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,09 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,20 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,15 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)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,6%
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.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 306.000
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Top 20% incomes
27,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)