Neighbourhood Hem

Neighbourhood in district Hem · municipality Drechterland · Noord-Holland

  • 532 homes
  • 1.135 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 399.000

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 Hem

Homes
532
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
143 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
512
2025

Home type

  • Detached 37% 197
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 122
  • Apartment 14% 72
  • Semi-detached house 14% 72
  • End-terrace house 13% 69

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 114
  • B 13% 70
  • C 18% 94
  • D 9% 49
  • E 4% 23
  • F 11% 56
  • G 17% 92
  • No label 6% 34

Building period

  • Built before 1945 25% 131
  • 1945–1969 20% 108
  • 1970–1989 35% 184
  • 1990–2009 7% 38
  • 2010 and later 13% 69
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
1.135
January 1, 2025
Households
515
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
29%
Population density
1.188
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 165
  • 15–25 years 10% 110
  • 25–45 years 24% 275
  • 45–65 years 29% 335
  • 65 years and older 22% 255

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 399.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
1
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
2.870 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.370 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
930 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
10%
Mainly electrically heated
15%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 2% 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
1,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,3 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
313 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
621 passenger cars
Company locations
180
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)
52 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 14%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
2%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 532 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 6% 32
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 221
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 127
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 117
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 35

Flooding

Homes that may flood
94%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
53%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
72%
municipality 66%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 28%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
73%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
86%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
54%
municipality 18%

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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
15
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 27% 4
  • Vernieling 20% 3
  • Bedreiging 13% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 1

Per year

  1. 192021
  2. 192022
  3. 182023
  4. 212024
  5. 122025

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
−0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than 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

Expected decrease until 2050
2 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
2,1%
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
€ 280.700
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)