Neighbourhood Tuinenbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Seghwaert · municipality Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 542 homes
  • 1.215 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985

Map

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 Tuinenbuurt

Homes
542
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
98 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
520
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 56% 306
  • Apartment 24% 129
  • End-terrace house 19% 101
  • Semi-detached house 1% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 80
  • B 19% 102
  • C 65% 354
  • D 1% 5
  • E 0% 1

Building period

  • 1970–1989 88% 477
  • 2010 and later 12% 65

Residents

Residents
1.215
January 1, 2025

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 205
  • 15–25 years 11% 135
  • 25–45 years 29% 350
  • 45–65 years 24% 290
  • 65 years and older 19% 230

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
48 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 29%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
1%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 542 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 33% 181
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 46% 252
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 69
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 39
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
61%
municipality 61%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 79%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 22%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
15%
municipality 12%
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
35
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
43
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 19% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 7
  • Mishandeling 12% 5
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1
  • Bedreiging 2% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 2% 1

Per year

  1. 562021
  2. 522022
  3. 502023
  4. 362024
  5. 462025

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.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 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
1,2%
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.