Neighbourhood Herenweg

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

  • 733 homes
  • 1.250 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 267.000

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 Herenweg

Homes
733
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
77 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
734
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 77% 565
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 115
  • End-terrace house 7% 50
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 134
  • B 33% 245
  • C 47% 347
  • D 1% 6
  • E 0% 1

Building period

  • 1970–1989 80% 587
  • 1990–2009 20% 146

Residents

Residents
1.250
January 1, 2025
Households
710
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
55%
Households with children
22%
Population density
6.607
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 160
  • 15–25 years 8% 105
  • 25–45 years 33% 415
  • 45–65 years 27% 340
  • 65 years and older 18% 225

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 267.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rental homes
70%
44% housing association
Single-family homes
23%
77% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
1.910 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
290 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
580 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
15%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% 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
200 m
avg. distance
General practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
17
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.614 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
559 passenger cars
Company locations
170
of which 45 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)
55 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
49%
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
14%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 733 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 15% 112
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 39% 286
  • 56–60 dB: busy 34% 250
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 12% 85

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
56%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 2,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
49%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
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
78%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
23%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
18%
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
71
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
89
-41% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
2 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 44% 39
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 9
  • Vernieling 8% 7
  • Mishandeling 4% 4
  • Woninginbraak 2% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1192021
  2. 1412022
  3. 1102023
  4. 1592024
  5. 1262025

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
3,92
−0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

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 −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
12 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,6%
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
€ 19.000
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)