Neighbourhood Voorweg

Neighbourhood in the district of Meerzicht · municipality Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 146 homes
  • 255 residents
  • avg. year built 1985
  • avg. WOZ value € 403.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Voorweg

Homes
146
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1985
Average living area
136 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
133
2025

Home type

  • Flat 46% 67
  • Detached house 29% 42
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 17
  • Semi-detached house 10% 14
  • End-of-terrace house 4% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 63% 92
  • B 9% 13
  • C 5% 7
  • D 2% 3
  • E 1% 1
  • F 2% 3
  • G 18% 26
  • No label 1% 1

Construction period

  • Before 1945 22% 32
  • 1945–1969 1% 2
  • 1970–1989 5% 7
  • 1990–2009 11% 16
  • 2010 onwards 61% 89

Residents

Residents
255
1 January 2025
Households
5.390
avg. 2,3 people
Single-person households
27%
Households with children
39%
Population density
6.052
residents per km²
Floor area
2,2 km²
of which 0,1 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 13% 35
  • 15–25 years 13% 35
  • 25–45 years 13% 35
  • 45–65 years 26% 70
  • 65 years and over 34% 90

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 403.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rented homes
29%
21% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
83%
17% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied homes
1%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.550 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
830 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
670 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
45%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% individual central heating, 1% communal heating, 3% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
800 m
avg. distance
GP practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.840 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
5.939 passenger cars
Business premises
1.170
of which 140 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
51 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
2%
municipality 29%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
1%
municipality 9%

Noise levels at the 146 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 21% 30
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 78% 114
  • 56–60 dB: busy 1% 1
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
98%
municipality 97%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
86%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
48%
Maximum water depth
3,3 m
an average of 2,1 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
14,2 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
66% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: bright
Green space within 500 m
73%
municipality 61%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
91%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 79%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
96%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
49%
municipality 22%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
8%
municipality 12%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
208
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
53
+4% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 32% 17
  • Vernieling 15% 8
  • Straatroof 6% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 1
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Bedreiging 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

By year

  1. 382021
  2. 402022
  3. 312023
  4. 492024
  5. 542025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,01
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,06

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,03 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,02 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,01 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,04 adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
55 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
3,3%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 37.000
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 45.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 244.500
Employment rate
72%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
13%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
25,5%
share of people (20% nationally)