Neighbourhood Kapelbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis · municipality Velsen · Noord-Holland

  • 715 homes
  • 1.335 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1960
  • avg. WOZ € 451.000

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 Kapelbuurt

Homes
715
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1960
Average living area
106 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
715
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 42% 301
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 152
  • End-terrace house 18% 132
  • Semi-detached house 14% 102
  • Detached 4% 28

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 141
  • B 6% 40
  • C 13% 95
  • D 9% 64
  • E 27% 190
  • F 12% 89
  • G 13% 95
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 185
  • 1945–1969 38% 275
  • 1970–1989 30% 215
  • 1990–2009 5% 36
  • 2010 and later 1% 4

Residents

Residents
1.335
January 1, 2025
Households
555
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
31%
Population density
3.226
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 150
  • 15–25 years 8% 110
  • 25–45 years 12% 155
  • 45–65 years 26% 350
  • 65 years and older 43% 575

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 451.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
39%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
58%
42% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.390 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
530 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
60% central heating, 40% 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
1,9 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Low urban density
844 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
602 passenger cars
Company locations
185
of which 15 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)
53 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 12%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 20%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 715 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 217
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 56% 403
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 53
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 23
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 19

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 25%
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
12,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
73%
municipality 52%

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)
94%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 78%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 8%

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
60
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
80
+16% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,2
3 burglaries
Municipality
40
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 45% 36
  • Vernieling 9% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 4
  • Woninginbraak 4% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1
  • Mishandeling 1% 1
  • Drugshandel 1% 1

Per year

  1. 592021
  2. 542022
  3. 662023
  4. 862024
  5. 692025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,32
+0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,09 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
11 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
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
€ 573.600
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
28%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
32,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)