Neighbourhood Hernen

Neighbourhood in district Hernen · municipality Wijchen · Gelderland

  • 322 homes
  • 790 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 420.000

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 Hernen

Homes
322
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
162 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
325
2025

Home type

  • Detached 49% 159
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 55
  • Semi-detached house 17% 54
  • End-terrace house 12% 40
  • Apartment 4% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 38% 121
  • B 12% 39
  • C 14% 46
  • D 18% 58
  • E 2% 7
  • F 5% 17
  • G 9% 29
  • No label 2% 5

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 33
  • 1945–1969 23% 75
  • 1970–1989 28% 89
  • 1990–2009 22% 71
  • 2010 and later 17% 54

Residents

Residents
790
January 1, 2025
Households
325
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
23%
Households with children
43%
Population density
1.894
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 110
  • 15–25 years 11% 90
  • 25–45 years 22% 175
  • 45–65 years 31% 250
  • 65 years and older 21% 170

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 420.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
84%
Rental homes
16%
11% housing association
Single-family homes
96%
4% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
17%
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
3.360 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.750 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
67%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% 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
4,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,8 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
2,6 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
131 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,5
479 passenger cars
Company locations
80
of which 10 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)
54 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
38%
municipality 11%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
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
17%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 322 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 1
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 22% 70
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 51% 164
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 57
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 26
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
93%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
92%
Of which more than 2 m water
33%
Maximum water depth
3,0 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
78%
municipality 59%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
71%
municipality 84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
93%
municipality 92%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
62%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
93%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
9
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7
+250% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,1
1 burglary
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 29% 2
  • Woninginbraak 14% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 1

Per year

  1. 42021
  2. 52022
  3. 32023
  4. 72024
  5. 42025

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
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

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 −0,15 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,11 good

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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −0,8 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
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
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
€ 346.200
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)