Neighbourhood Emerald Noord

Neighbourhood in district Delfgauw · municipality Pijnacker-Nootdorp · Zuid-Holland

  • 590 homes
  • 1.390 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1997
  • avg. WOZ € 497.000

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 Emerald Noord

Homes
590
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1997
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
591
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 51% 303
  • Apartment 29% 171
  • End-terrace house 13% 78
  • Semi-detached house 4% 22
  • Detached 3% 16

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 170
  • B 49% 289
  • C 19% 112
  • D 1% 8
  • E 0% 1
  • F 1% 6
  • No label 1% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 2% 9
  • 1970–1989 1% 4
  • 1990–2009 97% 571
  • 2010 and later 1% 4

Residents

Residents
1.390
January 1, 2025
Households
600
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
39%
Population density
6.751
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 160
  • 15–25 years 13% 185
  • 25–45 years 15% 210
  • 45–65 years 38% 530
  • 65 years and older 22% 305

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 497.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
84%
Rental homes
16%
14% housing association
Single-family homes
71%
29% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.520 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
790 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
680 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
38%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% central heating, 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.599 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
622 passenger cars
Company locations
140
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)
52 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
28%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 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
7%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 590 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 47% 275
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 162
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 134
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 19

Flooding

Homes that may flood
67%
municipality 11%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,4 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
94% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
54%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
49%
municipality 51%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
9%
municipality 21%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
23%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
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
10
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
14
-30% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 29% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 1
  • Autodiefstal 7% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 1

Per year

  1. 122021
  2. 252022
  3. 202023
  4. 232024
  5. 192025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
6,5%
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
€ 417.500
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
31,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)