Neighbourhood Spitsbergen

Neighbourhood in district Noordoost · municipality Veenendaal · Utrecht

  • 218 homes
  • 635 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1994
  • avg. WOZ € 517.000

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 Spitsbergen

Homes
218
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1994
Average living area
132 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
218
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 29% 64
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 48
  • Detached 22% 47
  • Semi-detached house 18% 39
  • End-terrace house 9% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 39% 85
  • B 33% 73
  • C 15% 33
  • D 5% 10
  • E 0% 1
  • F 1% 2
  • G 6% 14

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 20
  • 1970–1989 27% 59
  • 1990–2009 48% 104
  • 2010 and later 16% 35

Residents

Residents
635
January 1, 2025
Households
205
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
27%
Population density
1.831
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 75
  • 15–25 years 7% 45
  • 25–45 years 17% 105
  • 45–65 years 17% 105
  • 65 years and older 48% 305

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 517.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
8% housing association
Single-family homes
71%
29% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
16%
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
2.580 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.270 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
930 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 4% block, 1% 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
1,8 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.268 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
256 passenger cars
Company locations
55
of which 5 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)
61 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
80%
municipality 25%
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
64%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 218 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 46
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 38
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 48% 105
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 13% 29

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
100%
Maximum water depth
4,5 m
average 4,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
63%
municipality 51%

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)
98%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
55%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 100%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
21%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 50%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
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
38
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
24
+20% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,6
1 burglary
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 17% 4
  • Drugshandel 17% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 2
  • Woninginbraak 4% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 4% 1
  • Vernieling 4% 1

Per year

  1. 202021
  2. 152022
  3. 142023
  4. 132024
  5. 262025

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
−0,04
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 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 0,0%
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

Median household wealth
€ 400.800
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
24,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)