Neighbourhood Elsland

Neighbourhood in district Wijchen kern · municipality Wijchen · Gelderland

  • 240 homes
  • 490 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 289.000

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 Elsland

Homes
240
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
97 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
240
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 54% 129
  • End-terrace house 25% 59
  • Apartment 15% 36
  • Detached 6% 14
  • Semi-detached house 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 6% 15
  • B 53% 128
  • C 38% 91
  • D 1% 3
  • F 0% 1
  • No label 1% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 5
  • 1945–1969 0% 1
  • 1970–1989 93% 222
  • 1990–2009 4% 9
  • 2010 and later 1% 3

Residents

Residents
490
January 1, 2025
Households
240
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
38%
Population density
5.426
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 70
  • 15–25 years 10% 50
  • 25–45 years 26% 125
  • 45–65 years 34% 165
  • 65 years and older 15% 75

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 289.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Rental homes
50%
50% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
0%
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
2.390 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
780 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
680 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
31%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
100% central heating
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,4 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,4 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.415 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
277 passenger cars
Company locations
50
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)
51 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 11%
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
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 240 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 18% 43
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 99
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 12% 28
  • 56–60 dB: busy 28% 66
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
52%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 1,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
56%
municipality 59%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
97%
municipality 92%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
89%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 5%
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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
8
+100% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,2
1 burglary
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 13% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 13% 1
  • Bedreiging 13% 1
  • Mishandeling 13% 1

Per year

  1. 122021
  2. 102022
  3. 72023
  4. 62024
  5. 42025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,05
−0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −0,8 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
0,0%
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
€ 67.700
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)