Neighbourhood Gouwsluis

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

  • 604 homes
  • 1.485 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1982
  • avg. WOZ € 433.000

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 Gouwsluis

Homes
604
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1982
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
605
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 54% 327
  • End-terrace house 22% 134
  • Apartment 16% 96
  • Semi-detached house 4% 25
  • Detached 4% 22

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 135
  • B 16% 98
  • C 46% 278
  • D 1% 9
  • E 1% 8
  • F 7% 45
  • G 5% 29
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 98
  • 1970–1989 30% 182
  • 1990–2009 44% 268
  • 2010 and later 9% 54
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
1.485
January 1, 2025
Households
610
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
23%
Households with children
44%
Population density
7.226
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 255
  • 15–25 years 10% 155
  • 25–45 years 24% 360
  • 45–65 years 29% 435
  • 65 years and older 19% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 433.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
96%
Rental homes
4%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
84%
16% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
880 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
43%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% central heating, 1% 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
1,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.722 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
709 passenger cars
Company locations
155
of which 15 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 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
0%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 604 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 229
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 60% 364
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 11

Flooding

Homes that may flood
54%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
4%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
89% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
50%
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)
100%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
49%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
25%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
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
7
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
10
-33% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,6
4 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 40% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 10% 1
  • Overval 10% 1
  • Vernieling 10% 1

Per year

  1. 302021
  2. 202022
  3. 162023
  4. 222024
  5. 112025

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
4,15
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 weak
  • 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)
−1,5 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 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 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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
€ 289.200
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
26,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)