Neighbourhood Kijlen

Neighbourhood in the district of 2e Exloërmond · municipality Borger-Odoorn · Drenthe

  • 479 homes
  • 1.070 residents
  • avg. year built 1969
  • avg. WOZ value € 246.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Kijlen

Homes
479
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1969
Average living area
121 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
485
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 48% 230
  • Semi-detached house 34% 164
  • Flat 8% 39
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 24
  • End-of-terrace house 5% 22

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 107
  • B 16% 77
  • C 22% 107
  • D 8% 37
  • E 4% 18
  • F 6% 30
  • G 18% 88
  • No label 3% 15

Construction period

  • Before 1945 26% 125
  • 1945–1969 21% 102
  • 1970–1989 21% 100
  • 1990–2009 25% 119
  • 2010 onwards 7% 33

Residents

Residents
1.070
1 January 2025
Households
465
avg. 2,3 people
Single-person households
27%
Households with children
35%
Population density
953
residents per km²
Floor area
1,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 14% 145
  • 15–25 years 11% 115
  • 25–45 years 22% 230
  • 45–65 years 30% 320
  • 65 years and over 24% 255

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 246.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rented homes
27%
24% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
92%
8% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied homes
5%
New homes built during the year
8
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
3.040 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.430 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.110 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
57%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% individual central heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
3,4 km
avg. distance
GP practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
156 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
630 passenger cars
Business premises
120
of which 20 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
47 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
10%
municipality 20%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 15%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
2%
municipality 10%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
2%
municipality 6%

Noise levels at the 479 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 50% 238
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 24% 114
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 19% 92
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 31
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 4

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
5,8 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
11,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dark
Green space within 500 m
71%
municipality 71%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
91%
municipality 85%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 99%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
80%
municipality 79%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
1%
municipality 7%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
9%
municipality 7%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
7
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
7
-36% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
18
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 29% 2
  • Vernieling 29% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 1

By year

  1. 252021
  2. 172022
  3. 232023
  4. 162024
  5. 92025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,06 more than adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,06 more than adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,21 very poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,05 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,08 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−2,0 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
1,0%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 120.200
Employment rate
67%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
17%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
11,4%
share of people (20% nationally)