Neighbourhood Soesterberg Oost

Neighbourhood in district Soesterberg · municipality Soest · Utrecht

  • 1.409 homes
  • 3.325 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1993
  • avg. WOZ € 468.000

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 Soesterberg Oost

Homes
1.409
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1993
Average living area
120 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.212
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 53% 743
  • End-terrace house 22% 314
  • Apartment 16% 224
  • Detached 6% 84
  • Semi-detached house 3% 44

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 448
  • B 9% 127
  • C 45% 635
  • D 3% 43
  • E 1% 9
  • F 1% 15
  • G 1% 18
  • No label 8% 114

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 40
  • 1945–1969 1% 14
  • 1970–1989 55% 771
  • 1990–2009 6% 82
  • 2010 and later 36% 502

Residents

Residents
3.325
January 1, 2025
Households
1.235
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
20%
Households with children
47%
Population density
1.993
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 630
  • 15–25 years 10% 345
  • 25–45 years 28% 925
  • 45–65 years 26% 880
  • 65 years and older 17% 555

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 468.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
81%
Rental homes
19%
5% housing association
Single-family homes
94%
6% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
26%
Unoccupied properties
1%
New build in the year
89
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
3.200 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.090 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
14%
Mainly electrically heated
17%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
88% central heating, 11% 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
1,6 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
736 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.611 passenger cars
Company locations
390
of which 45 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)
52 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
16%
municipality 16%
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
6%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 1.409 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 588
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 45% 634
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 139
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 42
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
26% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
64%
municipality 63%

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
41 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
86%
municipality 84%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °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
100%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 3%
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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
73
-26% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
2 burglaries
Municipality
29
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 10
  • Vernieling 14% 10
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 3
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2
  • Mishandeling 1% 1

Per year

  1. 822021
  2. 842022
  3. 832023
  4. 852024
  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
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 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)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −0,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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 0,1%
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
€ 39.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 49.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 278.100
Net labour participation
80%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)