Neighbourhood Valeriusbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Middelwatering West · municipality Capelle aan den IJssel · Zuid-Holland

  • 686 homes
  • 1.275 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 271.000

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 Valeriusbuurt

Homes
686
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
85 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
686
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 98% 675
  • Mid-terrace house 1% 6
  • End-terrace house 1% 4
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 2% 16
  • B 13% 86
  • C 22% 153
  • D 30% 206
  • E 28% 192
  • F 3% 24
  • G 1% 8
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 10
  • 1970–1989 84% 576
  • 1990–2009 14% 99
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.275
January 1, 2025
Households
705
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
24%
Population density
6.328
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 190
  • 15–25 years 12% 155
  • 25–45 years 29% 365
  • 45–65 years 20% 260
  • 65 years and older 24% 305

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 271.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
49%
Rental homes
51%
47% housing association
Single-family homes
2%
98% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
1.810 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
0 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
0%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
0%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
19% central heating, 81% block
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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,6 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.411 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
527 passenger cars
Company locations
120
of which 15 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)
57 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
77%
municipality 28%
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%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
16%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 686 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 26% 180
  • 56–60 dB: busy 58% 400
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 15% 106

Flooding

Homes that may flood
94%
municipality 93%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
82%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,0 m
average 1,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
57%
municipality 54%

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
45 °C
severe heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
32%
municipality 89%
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 85%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
88%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
16%
municipality 18%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 3%

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
68
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
86
+76% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,9
2 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 16% 14
  • Vernieling 13% 11
  • Bedreiging 9% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 5
  • Mishandeling 6% 5
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 4
  • Woninginbraak 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 492021
  2. 892022
  3. 602023
  4. 482024
  5. 652025

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
3,89
−0,22 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,09 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,07 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

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)
−2,5 mm per year
municipality −2,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,7%
zeer laag, municipality 0,5%
Pile rot in 2050
0,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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
€ 45.400
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)