Neighbourhood Hommelstraat

Neighbourhood in district Spijkerkwartier · municipality Arnhem · Gelderland

  • 982 homes
  • 1.425 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1959
  • avg. WOZ € 242.000

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 Hommelstraat

Homes
982
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1959
Average living area
71 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
939
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 91% 895
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 77
  • End-terrace house 1% 8
  • Semi-detached house 0% 1
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 199
  • B 11% 109
  • C 26% 260
  • D 16% 161
  • E 9% 86
  • F 3% 30
  • G 11% 105
  • No label 3% 32

Building period

  • Built before 1945 29% 288
  • 1945–1969 14% 134
  • 1970–1989 48% 472
  • 1990–2009 7% 64
  • 2010 and later 0% 4
  • Unknown 2% 20

Residents

Residents
1.425
January 1, 2025
Households
1.060
avg. 1,3 people
One-person households
74%
Households with children
7%
Population density
12.367
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 5% 75
  • 15–25 years 15% 210
  • 25–45 years 45% 650
  • 45–65 years 20% 290
  • 65 years and older 14% 205

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 242.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
17%
Rental homes
83%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
6%
94% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
1.820 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
50 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
660 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
4%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
80% central heating, 13% block
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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.961 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
403 passenger cars
Company locations
355
of which 75 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)
58 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
43%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 3%
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
13%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 982 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 25% 250
  • 56–60 dB: busy 50% 487
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 23% 227
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 18

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 63%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
22%
municipality 48%

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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 89%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 70%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
19%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
183
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
261
+14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
7,1
7 burglaries
Municipality
67
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 13% 34
  • Vernieling 11% 29
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 26
  • Mishandeling 7% 19
  • Drugshandel 5% 13
  • Bedreiging 4% 11
  • Woninginbraak 3% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 3

Per year

  1. 2342021
  2. 2282022
  3. 2572023
  4. 2462024
  5. 2472025

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 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,23 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,26 very poor

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)
+0,0 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 0,2%
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
€ 3.100
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)