Neighbourhood Opstal

Neighbourhood in district Naaldwijk · municipality Westland · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.570 homes
  • 3.760 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1977
  • avg. WOZ € 436.000

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 Opstal

Homes
1.570
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1977
Average living area
122 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.570
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 50% 779
  • Apartment 22% 341
  • End-terrace house 17% 272
  • Detached 7% 113
  • Semi-detached house 4% 65

Energy label

  • A or better 8% 131
  • B 12% 191
  • C 62% 966
  • D 9% 141
  • E 3% 49
  • F 2% 34
  • G 4% 57
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 87
  • 1945–1969 3% 40
  • 1970–1989 83% 1.309
  • 1990–2009 4% 65
  • 2010 and later 4% 68
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.760
January 1, 2025
Households
1.620
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
37%
Population density
7.508
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 605
  • 15–25 years 10% 395
  • 25–45 years 24% 910
  • 45–65 years 23% 880
  • 65 years and older 26% 975

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 436.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
26%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
78%
22% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
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
2.640 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.070 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% central heating, 1% 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,3 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.932 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.689 passenger cars
Company locations
425
of which 40 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)
51 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 20%
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 8%

Noise level of the 1.570 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 61% 960
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 25% 394
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 204
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 12

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
89%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
38%
municipality 36%

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)
94%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
77%
municipality 38%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
85%
municipality 33%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 14%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
84
+2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,1
8 burglaries
Municipality
31
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 23% 19
  • Woninginbraak 10% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 4
  • Bedreiging 5% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 2
  • Mishandeling 1% 1

Per year

  1. 922021
  2. 1032022
  3. 852023
  4. 742024
  5. 792025

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
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
−1,8 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
5 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
18,9%
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
€ 33.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 312.500
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19%
share of people (nationally 20%)