Neighbourhood Meerwijk

Neighbourhood in district Meerwijk · municipality Uithoorn · Noord-Holland

  • 2.423 homes
  • 5.535 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1989
  • avg. WOZ € 464.000

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 Meerwijk

Homes
2.423
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1989
Average living area
121 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.388
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 56% 1.361
  • Apartment 22% 528
  • End-terrace house 12% 301
  • Detached 8% 193
  • Semi-detached house 2% 40

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 238
  • B 33% 800
  • C 51% 1.246
  • D 3% 69
  • E 0% 6
  • F 0% 12
  • G 0% 4
  • No label 2% 48

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 9
  • 1945–1969 1% 20
  • 1970–1989 51% 1.247
  • 1990–2009 45% 1.096
  • 2010 and later 2% 50
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
5.535
January 1, 2025
Households
2.410
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
40%
Population density
5.922
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 755
  • 15–25 years 11% 615
  • 25–45 years 21% 1.150
  • 45–65 years 34% 1.860
  • 65 years and older 21% 1.145

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 464.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
80%
20% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.690 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
920 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
45%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
100% central heating
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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
2,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.220 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.867 passenger cars
Company locations
565
of which 55 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)
59 dB
municipality 61 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 14%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 2.423 homes

  • 56–60 dB: busy 93% 2.265
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 155
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
88%
municipality 92%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
49%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,8 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
65%
municipality 54%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
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
64%
municipality 80%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
90%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 12%
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
11
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
63
-39% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,1
5 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 16% 10
  • Mishandeling 11% 7
  • Woninginbraak 8% 5
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 5
  • Bedreiging 8% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1

Per year

  1. 1192021
  2. 782022
  3. 772023
  4. 1032024
  5. 912025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−2,5 mm per year
municipality −2,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
29 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 42.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 50.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 332.600
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)