Neighbourhood Het Eiland

Neighbourhood in district Westpolder · municipality Papendrecht · Zuid-Holland

  • 649 homes
  • 1.220 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1995
  • avg. WOZ € 507.000

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 Het Eiland

Homes
649
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1995
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
614
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 71% 461
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 95
  • End-terrace house 6% 41
  • Semi-detached house 5% 34
  • Detached 3% 18

Energy label

  • A or better 55% 359
  • B 17% 112
  • C 4% 28
  • D 2% 15
  • E 3% 22
  • F 6% 39
  • G 5% 31
  • No label 7% 43

Building period

  • Built before 1945 14% 89
  • 1945–1969 7% 43
  • 1990–2009 36% 236
  • 2010 and later 43% 280
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.220
January 1, 2025
Households
605
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
23%
Population density
9.889
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 135
  • 15–25 years 7% 85
  • 25–45 years 16% 200
  • 45–65 years 24% 300
  • 65 years and older 41% 510

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 507.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
87%
Rental homes
13%
3% housing association
Single-family homes
31%
69% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.500 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
300 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
20%
Gas-free
65%
District heating
63%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heat network
46%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
35% central heating, 1% block, 31% district 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,3 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.467 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
656 passenger cars
Company locations
145
of which 20 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 32%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 14%

Noise level of the 649 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 230
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 64% 414
  • 56–60 dB: busy 1% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
4%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,7 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
66%
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)
89%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
85%
municipality 85%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 6%
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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
16
+14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
1 burglary
Municipality
35
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 50% 8
  • Autodiefstal 13% 2
  • Woninginbraak 6% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 1
  • Mishandeling 6% 1

Per year

  1. 102021
  2. 132022
  3. 182023
  4. 222024
  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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −2,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
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
€ 406.500
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
28,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)