Neighbourhood Waardhuizen

Neighbourhood in district Waardhuizen · municipality Altena · Noord-Brabant

  • 89 homes
  • 250 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 483.000

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 Waardhuizen

Homes
89
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
160 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
94
2025

Home type

  • Detached 62% 55
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 11
  • End-terrace house 10% 9
  • Semi-detached house 9% 8
  • Apartment 7% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 25
  • B 18% 16
  • C 18% 16
  • D 10% 9
  • E 1% 1
  • F 10% 9
  • G 8% 7
  • No label 7% 6

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 11
  • 1945–1969 20% 18
  • 1970–1989 25% 22
  • 1990–2009 21% 19
  • 2010 and later 21% 19

Residents

Residents
250
January 1, 2025
Households
95
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
21%
Households with children
37%
Population density
1.466
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 22% 55
  • 15–25 years 10% 25
  • 25–45 years 25% 65
  • 45–65 years 25% 65
  • 65 years and older 18% 45

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 483.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
91%
Rental homes
7%
4% housing association
Single-family homes
96%
4% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
20%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
3.400 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.710 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
940 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 8% 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
3,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,7 km
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
69 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
116 passenger cars
Company locations
60
of which 10 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)
54 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
34%
municipality 11%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
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
16%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 89 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 20% 18
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 53% 47
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 17
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 6
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
100%
Maximum water depth
4,6 m
average 3,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,8 µg/m³
40% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
90%
municipality 70%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
municipality 65%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
11%
municipality 8%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 10%
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
12
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
3
+200% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
29
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 67% 2

Per year

  1. 32021
  2. 42022
  3. 32023
  4. 52024
  5. 02025

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
4,16
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,08
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,13 good

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)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −1,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,5%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,8%
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

Net labour participation
85%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
31%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)