Neighbourhood Markt

Neighbourhood in district Binnenstad · municipality Middelburg · Zeeland

  • 977 homes
  • 1.390 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1913
  • avg. WOZ € 206.000

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 Markt

Homes
977
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1913
Average living area
83 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.022
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 72% 705
  • Mid-terrace house 20% 197
  • End-terrace house 5% 48
  • Semi-detached house 2% 20
  • Detached 1% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 188
  • B 16% 159
  • C 17% 168
  • D 7% 64
  • E 9% 87
  • F 13% 125
  • G 13% 124
  • No label 6% 62

Building period

  • Built before 1945 38% 374
  • 1945–1969 14% 132
  • 1970–1989 38% 376
  • 1990–2009 8% 81
  • 2010 and later 1% 9
  • Unknown 1% 5

Residents

Residents
1.390
January 1, 2025
Households
965
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
70%
Households with children
13%
Population density
5.270
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 7% 100
  • 15–25 years 20% 280
  • 25–45 years 32% 450
  • 45–65 years 24% 335
  • 65 years and older 16% 230

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 206.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
34%
Rental homes
65%
36% housing association
Single-family homes
23%
77% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
13%
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
1.680 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
80 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
720 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
6%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heat network in development
Borsele, Goes, Middelburg, Vlissingen
realisatie onzeker, HT-net met HT-bron
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 2% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.053 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
485 passenger cars
Company locations
425
of which 160 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 13%
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 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 977 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 26
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 292
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 42% 407
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 219
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 32
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
61%
municipality 81%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
25%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
2,9 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
39%
municipality 56%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
91%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 55%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
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
296
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
411
+13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,1
3 burglaries
Municipality
49
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 29% 118
  • Winkeldiefstal 21% 88
  • Vernieling 9% 36
  • Mishandeling 5% 20
  • Bedreiging 2% 7
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 6
  • Woninginbraak 1% 3
  • Autodiefstal 1% 3

Per year

  1. 3132021
  2. 3442022
  3. 3222023
  4. 3702024
  5. 4032025

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
4,15
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,10 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 insufficient

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 −2,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
5 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
21,9%
zeer hoog, municipality 3,3%
Pile rot in 2050
21,9%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
18,6%
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
€ 9.200
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)