Neighbourhood Sommelsdijk centrum

Neighbourhood in district Sommelsdijk · municipality Goeree-Overflakkee · Zuid-Holland

  • 594 homes
  • 1.165 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1898
  • avg. WOZ € 311.000

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 Sommelsdijk centrum

Homes
594
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1898
Average living area
120 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
571
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 48% 284
  • End-terrace house 24% 143
  • Apartment 12% 69
  • Detached 11% 65
  • Semi-detached house 6% 33

Energy label

  • A or better 8% 47
  • B 10% 57
  • C 16% 96
  • D 9% 53
  • E 7% 42
  • F 23% 139
  • G 22% 128
  • No label 5% 32

Building period

  • Built before 1945 71% 423
  • 1945–1969 4% 21
  • 1970–1989 9% 55
  • 1990–2009 12% 72
  • 2010 and later 3% 20
  • Unknown 1% 3

Residents

Residents
1.165
January 1, 2025
Households
565
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
26%
Population density
5.134
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 150
  • 15–25 years 11% 125
  • 25–45 years 30% 345
  • 45–65 years 28% 320
  • 65 years and older 19% 220

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 311.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
78%
Rental homes
22%
11% housing association
Single-family homes
89%
11% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.490 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
490 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
25%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heat network in development
NB
Initiatiefase, HT-net met HT-bron, MT-net met MT-bron
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating
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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.537 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
577 passenger cars
Company locations
165
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)
50 dB
municipality 48 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 6%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 1%

Noise level of the 594 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 15% 87
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 247
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 41% 243
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 17

Flooding

Homes that may flood
2%
municipality 45%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
47%
municipality 65%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 67%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
74%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
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 2%

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
11
-48% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 9% 1

Per year

  1. 292021
  2. 552022
  3. 242023
  4. 162024
  5. 192025

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
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • 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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,6 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
12,5%
hoog, municipality 1,5%
Pile rot in 2050
12,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 164.600
Net labour participation
80%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23%
share of people (nationally 20%)