Neighbourhood Professorenbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Wippolder · municipality Delft · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.148 homes
  • 2.120 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 258.000

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 Professorenbuurt

Homes
1.148
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
69 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.148
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 71% 817
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 247
  • End-terrace house 6% 72
  • Semi-detached house 1% 7
  • Detached 0% 5

Energy label

  • A or better 35% 401
  • B 10% 118
  • C 21% 238
  • D 16% 185
  • E 12% 138
  • F 4% 50
  • G 1% 17
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • 1945–1969 66% 754
  • 1970–1989 6% 68
  • 2010 and later 28% 325
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.120
January 1, 2025
Households
1.315
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
65%
Households with children
17%
Population density
10.076
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 245
  • 15–25 years 26% 560
  • 25–45 years 29% 615
  • 45–65 years 19% 410
  • 65 years and older 14% 290

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 258.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
11%
Rental homes
89%
62% housing association
Single-family homes
29%
71% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
25%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
1.710 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
130 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
560 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
9%
Gas-free
25%
Mainly electrically heated
25%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
74% central heating, 25% 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
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.455 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
577 passenger cars
Company locations
145
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)
56 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
48%
municipality 34%
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
34%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 1.148 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 1% 15
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 52% 594
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 194
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 30% 345

Flooding

Homes that may flood
4%
municipality 44%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
53%
municipality 50%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
69%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 89%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 11%
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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
51
-4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
2 burglaries
Municipality
57
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 14% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 4
  • Woninginbraak 4% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 2
  • Vernieling 4% 2
  • Drugshandel 4% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 392021
  2. 702022
  3. 352023
  4. 512024
  5. 482025

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
3,93
−0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,08
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,08 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
3,1%
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
€ 5.100
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
7,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)