Neighbourhood Walhoek

Neighbourhood in district Sint Jansteen · municipality Hulst · Zeeland

  • 562 homes
  • 1.090 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 264.000

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 Walhoek

Homes
562
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
130 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
551
2025

Home type

  • Detached 24% 135
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 129
  • Semi-detached house 20% 111
  • Apartment 19% 105
  • End-terrace house 15% 82

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 132
  • B 20% 112
  • C 27% 154
  • D 7% 39
  • E 2% 14
  • F 10% 57
  • G 7% 39
  • No label 3% 15

Building period

  • Built before 1945 11% 63
  • 1945–1969 18% 102
  • 1970–1989 52% 292
  • 1990–2009 8% 43
  • 2010 and later 11% 62

Residents

Residents
1.090
January 1, 2025
Households
510
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
30%
Population density
1.386
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 150
  • 15–25 years 8% 85
  • 25–45 years 23% 245
  • 45–65 years 29% 320
  • 65 years and older 26% 285

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 264.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
83%
17% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
9
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
2.310 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.080 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
3,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
509 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
591 passenger cars
Company locations
85
of which 20 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)
48 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 12%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 562 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 30% 169
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 43% 243
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 121
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 26
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 33%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,3 µg/m³
98% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 69%

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)
98%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
85%
municipality 68%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
78%
municipality 61%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 9%
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
18
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
20
-20% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 3
  • Bedreiging 10% 2
  • Mishandeling 5% 1

Per year

  1. 252021
  2. 282022
  3. 312023
  4. 252024
  5. 252025

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
4,10
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,16 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 more than 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)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 1,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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

Median household wealth
€ 170.600
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)