Neighbourhood Meerdijk

Neighbourhood in district Waalwijk · municipality Waalwijk · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.417 homes
  • 3.055 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1986
  • avg. WOZ € 570.000

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 Meerdijk

Homes
1.417
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1986
Average living area
876 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.257
2025

Home type

  • Detached 29% 418
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 301
  • Semi-detached house 21% 292
  • End-terrace house 14% 205
  • Apartment 14% 201

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 307
  • B 23% 323
  • C 34% 476
  • D 13% 189
  • E 1% 13
  • F 1% 14
  • G 1% 18
  • No label 5% 77

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 25
  • 1945–1969 7% 100
  • 1970–1989 58% 819
  • 1990–2009 19% 275
  • 2010 and later 14% 195
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
3.055
January 1, 2025
Households
1.240
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
34%
Population density
2.114
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 455
  • 15–25 years 11% 340
  • 25–45 years 15% 450
  • 45–65 years 29% 880
  • 65 years and older 30% 930

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 570.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
85%
Rental homes
15%
11% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
27
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
3.600 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.500 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.250 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% 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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.284 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.547 passenger cars
Company locations
375
of which 50 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)
48 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 19%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.417 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 24% 345
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 55% 782
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 189
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 79
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 22

Flooding

Homes that may flood
40%
municipality 86%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,9 µg/m³
94% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
17% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 46%

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)
88%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
3%
municipality 25%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 2%
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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
53
-35% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
4 burglaries
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 13% 7
  • Vernieling 9% 5
  • Woninginbraak 8% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 1
  • Bedreiging 2% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 2% 1

Per year

  1. 682021
  2. 822022
  3. 802023
  4. 612024
  5. 802025

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
4,30
+0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than 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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 43.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 533.100
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)