Neighbourhood Ossenzijl

Neighbourhood in district Ossenzijl · municipality Steenwijkerland · Overijssel

  • 236 homes
  • 495 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 335.000

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 Ossenzijl

Homes
236
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
141 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
244
2025

Home type

  • Detached 62% 146
  • Semi-detached house 13% 31
  • End-terrace house 13% 30
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 27
  • Apartment 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 30
  • B 9% 22
  • C 20% 47
  • D 8% 19
  • E 6% 14
  • F 18% 42
  • G 21% 49
  • No label 6% 13

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 62
  • 1945–1969 32% 75
  • 1970–1989 19% 46
  • 1990–2009 17% 41
  • 2010 and later 5% 12

Residents

Residents
495
January 1, 2025
Households
215
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
35%
Population density
1.294
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 65
  • 15–25 years 10% 50
  • 25–45 years 19% 95
  • 45–65 years 30% 150
  • 65 years and older 28% 140

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 335.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
87%
Rental homes
13%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
14%
New build in the year
1
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
2.840 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.160 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 1% district heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
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
5,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
5,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
4,8 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
114 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
292 passenger cars
Company locations
90
of which 20 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)
45 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 236 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 56% 131
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 17% 40
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 10% 24
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 34
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 6
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
79%
municipality 12%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
27%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,0 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
87%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 98%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
57%
municipality 77%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
14%
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 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
8
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
4
-67% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 25% 1

Per year

  1. 42021
  2. 72022
  3. 92023
  4. 82024
  5. 132025

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
4,25
+0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,12 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,24 very poor
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,09 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,13 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)
−1,7 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
24 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,7%
zeer laag, municipality 0,9%
Pile rot in 2050
0,9%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
12,7%
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
€ 248.500
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14%
share of people (nationally 20%)