Neighbourhood Hooge Burch

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

  • 129 homes
  • 460 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2023

Map

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 Hooge Burch

Homes
129
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2023
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 57% 73
  • Apartment 27% 35
  • End-terrace house 15% 19
  • Semi-detached house 2% 2

Energy label

  • D 5% 6
  • No label 95% 123

Building period

  • 1970–1989 5% 6
  • 2010 and later 95% 123

Residents

Residents
460
January 1, 2025
Population density
909
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 15–25 years 10% 45
  • 25–45 years 30% 135
  • 45–65 years 38% 175
  • 65 years and older 22% 100

Housing and value

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

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
3,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
2,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
214 addresses per km²
Company locations
5

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
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
0%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 129 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 18% 23
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 78% 101
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
81%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,3 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
75%
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
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
52%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
75%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
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
35
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
16
-11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 38% 6
  • Mishandeling 19% 3
  • Bedreiging 13% 2

Per year

  1. 112021
  2. 92022
  3. 42023
  4. 142024
  5. 182025

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
4,17
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 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)
−0,1 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+1,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,8%
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.