Neighbourhood Oranjebuurt

Neighbourhood in district Castricum-Noord · municipality Castricum · Noord-Holland

  • 1.261 homes
  • 2.995 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 458.000

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 Oranjebuurt

Homes
1.261
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
116 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.287
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 52% 652
  • End-terrace house 22% 281
  • Semi-detached house 12% 150
  • Apartment 9% 110
  • Detached 5% 68

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 122
  • B 9% 110
  • C 18% 221
  • D 13% 161
  • E 31% 396
  • F 16% 196
  • G 3% 37
  • No label 1% 18

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 31
  • 1945–1969 78% 987
  • 1970–1989 7% 89
  • 1990–2009 9% 110
  • 2010 and later 3% 44

Residents

Residents
2.995
January 1, 2025
Households
1.250
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
42%
Population density
5.519
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 540
  • 15–25 years 11% 320
  • 25–45 years 20% 610
  • 45–65 years 27% 810
  • 65 years and older 24% 720

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 458.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
87%
Rental homes
13%
8% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
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
2.520 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
880 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
950 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 3% block, 2% 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.175 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.229 passenger cars
Company locations
345
of which 35 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
10%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 12%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 1.261 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 77% 974
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 245
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 42

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 61%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
88%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,4 µg/m³
65% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 64%

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 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
86%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
6%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 5%
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
9
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
26
-68% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,8
1 burglary
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 19% 5
  • Woninginbraak 4% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 1
  • Mishandeling 4% 1
  • Vernieling 4% 1

Per year

  1. 582021
  2. 622022
  3. 602023
  4. 662024
  5. 662025

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
4,29
+0,19 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,25

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 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
€ 37.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 365.200
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
26%
share of people (nationally 20%)