Neighbourhood Herculesbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Zee- en Duinwijk · municipality Velsen · Noord-Holland

  • 747 homes
  • 1.560 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 282.000

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 Herculesbuurt

Homes
747
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
89 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
745
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 54% 404
  • Mid-terrace house 35% 262
  • End-terrace house 10% 72
  • Semi-detached house 1% 6
  • Detached 0% 3

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 239
  • B 7% 55
  • C 8% 60
  • D 11% 79
  • E 26% 191
  • F 9% 65
  • G 7% 56
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 9
  • 1945–1969 91% 677
  • 1970–1989 0% 2
  • 1990–2009 4% 29
  • 2010 and later 4% 30

Residents

Residents
1.560
January 1, 2025
Households
730
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
35%
Population density
7.404
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 245
  • 15–25 years 10% 160
  • 25–45 years 30% 465
  • 45–65 years 27% 425
  • 65 years and older 17% 265

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 282.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
40%
Rental homes
60%
56% housing association
Single-family homes
45%
55% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
2
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
2.120 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
340 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
21%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 9% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.048 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
668 passenger cars
Company locations
140
of which 30 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)
57 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
45%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 12%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 20%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
19%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 747 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 47% 352
  • 56–60 dB: busy 33% 247
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 17% 128
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 20

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 25%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,1 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
38%
municipality 52%

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 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 78%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 8%

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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
38
-27% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,0
3 burglaries
Municipality
40
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 16% 6
  • Vernieling 13% 5
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 11% 4
  • Woninginbraak 8% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 3
  • Bedreiging 5% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 1
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 1

Per year

  1. 532021
  2. 602022
  3. 462023
  4. 452024
  5. 482025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,95
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,09 insufficient

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 −1,1 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 0,0%
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
€ 29.300
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)