Neighbourhood Kern Hengstdijk

Neighbourhood in district Hengstdijk · municipality Hulst · Zeeland

  • 174 homes
  • 310 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 228.000

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 Kern Hengstdijk

Homes
174
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
121 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
175
2025

Home type

  • Detached 64% 112
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 23
  • End-terrace house 13% 22
  • Semi-detached house 10% 17

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 19
  • B 17% 30
  • C 38% 66
  • D 8% 14
  • E 2% 4
  • F 4% 7
  • G 16% 28
  • No label 3% 6

Building period

  • Built before 1945 20% 34
  • 1945–1969 18% 31
  • 1970–1989 47% 81
  • 1990–2009 14% 25
  • 2010 and later 2% 3

Residents

Residents
310
January 1, 2025
Households
160
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
44%
Households with children
25%
Population density
887
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 25
  • 15–25 years 10% 30
  • 25–45 years 21% 65
  • 45–65 years 35% 110
  • 65 years and older 26% 80

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 228.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
76%
Rental homes
23%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
10%
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
2.700 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.050 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
960 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating, 3% 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
2,9 km
avg. distance
General practice
3,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
3,7 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
67 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
220 passenger cars
Company locations
30
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)
44 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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 3%

Noise level of the 174 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 66% 115
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 24% 41
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 7% 13
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 33%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
94%
Of which more than 2 m water
6%
Maximum water depth
2,9 m
average 1,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
82%
municipality 69%

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 98%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 68%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
41%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 61%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
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
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
8
-11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 25% 2
  • Drugshandel 13% 1

Per year

  1. 92021
  2. 132022
  3. 72023
  4. 52024
  5. 82025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,24 very poor
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

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)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,0%
laag, municipality 1,3%
Pile rot in 2050
2,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,1%
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
€ 151.300
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15%
share of people (nationally 20%)