Neighbourhood Elkshove

Neighbourhood in district Bergen Binnen · municipality Bergen (Noord-Holland) · Noord-Holland

  • 318 homes
  • 575 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1973
  • avg. WOZ € 805.000

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 Elkshove

Homes
318
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1973
Average living area
143 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
310
2025

Home type

  • Detached 42% 133
  • Apartment 35% 110
  • Semi-detached house 15% 47
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 15
  • End-terrace house 4% 13

Energy label

  • A or better 40% 126
  • B 3% 11
  • C 10% 31
  • D 6% 20
  • E 6% 20
  • F 14% 43
  • G 17% 54
  • No label 4% 13

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 82
  • 1945–1969 34% 108
  • 1970–1989 3% 11
  • 1990–2009 5% 15
  • 2010 and later 32% 101
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
575
January 1, 2025
Households
295
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
24%
Population density
2.728
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 45
  • 15–25 years 9% 55
  • 25–45 years 10% 60
  • 45–65 years 28% 165
  • 65 years and older 44% 255

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 805.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
81%
Rental homes
19%
13% housing association
Single-family homes
65%
35% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
21%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
3
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
3.160 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
760 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.150 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
37%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
22%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
77% central heating, 4% block, 16% 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.550 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
278 passenger cars
Company locations
145
of which 25 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 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
municipality 9%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 318 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 15% 47
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 129
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 85
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 56
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 51%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
87%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,5 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
67%
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
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
84%
municipality 87%
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 91%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
59%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
90%
municipality 82%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 5%
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
37
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
21
+91% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
12,6
4 burglaries
Municipality
27
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 24% 5
  • Woninginbraak 19% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 1
  • Autodiefstal 5% 1
  • Bedreiging 5% 1
  • Mishandeling 5% 1

Per year

  1. 122021
  2. 142022
  3. 122023
  4. 152024
  5. 132025

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
4,38
+0,28 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Excellent
score 4,32

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,10 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than sufficient

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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,3 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
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
€ 817.000
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
39%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)