Neighbourhood Vrijenburg

Neighbourhood in district Vrijenburg · municipality Barendrecht · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.915 homes
  • 5.405 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2007
  • avg. WOZ € 438.000

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 Vrijenburg

Homes
1.915
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2007
Average living area
131 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.917
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 47% 895
  • Apartment 31% 586
  • End-terrace house 14% 276
  • Semi-detached house 8% 144
  • Detached 1% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 83% 1.595
  • B 13% 252
  • C 0% 9
  • No label 3% 59

Building period

  • 1990–2009 94% 1.803
  • 2010 and later 6% 112

Residents

Residents
5.405
January 1, 2025
Households
1.990
avg. 2,7 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
55%
Population density
5.505
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 21% 1.120
  • 15–25 years 15% 815
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.235
  • 45–65 years 30% 1.625
  • 65 years and older 11% 610

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 438.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rental homes
30%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
69%
31% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.920 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
780 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
730 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
34%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
100% 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
2,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.531 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.277 passenger cars
Company locations
540
of which 75 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)
53 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 17%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
19%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 1.915 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 665
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 36% 686
  • 56–60 dB: busy 21% 402
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 162

Flooding

Homes that may flood
95%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
93%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
49%
municipality 50%

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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
94%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
0%
municipality 53%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
9%
municipality 6%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
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 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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
121
-14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,0
2 burglaries
Municipality
39
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 22% 27
  • Vernieling 12% 15
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 9
  • Mishandeling 7% 9
  • Bedreiging 4% 5
  • Autodiefstal 2% 3
  • Woninginbraak 2% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1172021
  2. 1372022
  3. 1302023
  4. 1122024
  5. 1352025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,09
−0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 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)
−6,9 mm per year
municipality −2,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−5,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,4%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,0%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 36.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 47.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 208.600
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)