Neighbourhood Oosterwijk

Neighbourhood in district Hofland Oosterwijk en Zuidbroek · municipality Heemskerk · Noord-Holland

  • 1.299 homes
  • 2.525 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 268.000

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 Oosterwijk

Homes
1.299
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.312
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 66% 855
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 334
  • End-terrace house 8% 106
  • Semi-detached house 0% 4

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 152
  • B 12% 156
  • C 31% 406
  • D 20% 254
  • E 19% 248
  • F 5% 65
  • G 1% 16
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • 1945–1969 63% 818
  • 1970–1989 23% 293
  • 1990–2009 11% 145
  • 2010 and later 3% 43

Residents

Residents
2.525
January 1, 2025
Households
1.300
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
28%
Population density
9.479
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 415
  • 15–25 years 9% 230
  • 25–45 years 31% 785
  • 45–65 years 23% 585
  • 65 years and older 20% 510

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 268.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
45%
Rental homes
55%
43% housing association
Single-family homes
34%
66% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
1.880 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
230 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
730 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
13%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
79% central heating, 20% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
200 m
avg. distance
Daycare
200 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.235 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
1.074 passenger cars
Company locations
185
of which 30 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)
54 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
28%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 14%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 1.299 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 70% 904
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 346
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 49

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
49%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
88%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 88%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
5%
municipality 51%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
24%
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 3%

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
41
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
104
-28% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,2
8 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 29% 30
  • Vernieling 12% 12
  • Woninginbraak 8% 8
  • Bedreiging 6% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1232021
  2. 1312022
  3. 1882023
  4. 1612024
  5. 1122025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,88
−0,23 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,06 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,09 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 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

Median household wealth
€ 32.299
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)