Neighbourhood Poorten

Neighbourhood in district Houten Noord-West · municipality Houten · Utrecht

  • 492 homes
  • 1.180 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 503.000

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 Poorten

Homes
492
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
131 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
495
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 58% 283
  • End-terrace house 16% 80
  • Apartment 14% 68
  • Detached 8% 37
  • Semi-detached house 5% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 109
  • B 30% 146
  • C 46% 226
  • D 1% 4
  • G 1% 4
  • No label 1% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 6
  • 1945–1969 0% 1
  • 1970–1989 74% 363
  • 1990–2009 15% 76
  • 2010 and later 7% 34
  • Unknown 2% 12

Residents

Residents
1.180
January 1, 2025
Households
495
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
40%
Population density
5.296
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 195
  • 15–25 years 12% 140
  • 25–45 years 21% 245
  • 45–65 years 28% 335
  • 65 years and older 23% 275

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 503.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
29% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
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
2.710 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.070 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
750 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
13%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 8% 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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.649 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
497 passenger cars
Company locations
155
of which 15 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)
50 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
16%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
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
9%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 492 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 11% 52
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 54% 266
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 115
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 30
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 28
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
91%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
77%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
99% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
63%
municipality 62%

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)
91%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 55%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
85%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 4%

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
12
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
14
+8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 2
  • Mishandeling 14% 2
  • Vernieling 14% 2
  • Straatroof 7% 1

Per year

  1. 192021
  2. 182022
  3. 142023
  4. 112024
  5. 152025

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
4,16
+0,06 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 −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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
€ 331.100
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)