Neighbourhood Ommelanderwijk

Neighbourhood in district Veendam-buitengebied · municipality Veendam · Groningen

  • 438 homes
  • 1.010 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1941
  • 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 Ommelanderwijk

Homes
438
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1941
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
454
2025

Home type

  • Detached 53% 230
  • Semi-detached house 27% 117
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 40
  • End-terrace house 8% 37
  • Apartment 3% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 7% 32
  • B 14% 61
  • C 17% 75
  • D 9% 38
  • E 3% 15
  • F 8% 33
  • G 42% 184

Building period

  • Built before 1945 53% 233
  • 1945–1969 13% 55
  • 1970–1989 20% 87
  • 1990–2009 14% 62
  • 2010 and later 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.010
January 1, 2025
Households
450
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
37%
Population density
342
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,0 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 115
  • 15–25 years 11% 115
  • 25–45 years 22% 225
  • 45–65 years 34% 345
  • 65 years and older 21% 215

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 228.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
86%
Rental homes
14%
6% housing association
Single-family homes
96%
4% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
3.130 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.450 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.150 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
59%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% 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
3,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
124 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
598 passenger cars
Company locations
120
of which 25 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)
55 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
municipality 18%
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 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 438 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 7% 32
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 57% 250
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 100
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 55
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 53%

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)
94%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 96%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
78%
municipality 46%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 3%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
11%
municipality 6%

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
15
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
15
-35% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
31
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 13% 2
  • Drugshandel 13% 2

Per year

  1. 222021
  2. 162022
  3. 112023
  4. 222024
  5. 202025

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
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,08
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,16 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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)
−3,4 mm per year
municipality −6,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 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

Median household wealth
€ 134.600
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)