Neighbourhood West

Neighbourhood in the district of West · municipality Ridderkerk · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.723 homes
  • 3.590 residents
  • avg. year built 1978
  • avg. WOZ value € 308.000

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

Homes in West

Homes
1.723
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1978
Average living area
103 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.775
2025

Home type

  • Flat 63% 1.081
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 453
  • End-of-terrace house 7% 112
  • Detached house 3% 51
  • Semi-detached house 2% 26

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 277
  • B 15% 266
  • C 40% 688
  • D 13% 228
  • E 11% 181
  • F 2% 37
  • G 1% 15
  • No label 2% 31

Construction period

  • Before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 12% 214
  • 1970–1989 68% 1.170
  • 1990–2009 12% 203
  • 2010 onwards 8% 134

Residents

Residents
3.590
1 January 2025
Households
1.725
avg. 2,0 people
Single-person households
45%
Households with children
26%
Population density
1.787
residents per km²
Floor area
2,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 13% 465
  • 15–25 years 10% 345
  • 25–45 years 18% 660
  • 45–65 years 22% 790
  • 65 years and over 37% 1.325

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 308.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
40%
Rented homes
60%
56% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
37%
63% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied homes
4%
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
2.530 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
350 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
700 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
19%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
48% individual central heating, 48% communal heating, 4% 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
600 m
avg. distance
GP practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Day nursery
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.559 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.498 passenger cars
Business premises
315
of which 35 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)
57 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
59%
municipality 27%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
45%
municipality 12%

Noise levels at the 1.723 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 3% 48
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 42% 724
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 26% 441
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 29% 500
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 9
  • above 70 dB: extremely noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
100%
municipality 96%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
100%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
99%
Maximum water depth
2,9 m
an average of 2,4 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
20,7 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
61%
municipality 54%

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 within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
80%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 89%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 2%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
92%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
18%
municipality 28%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
6%
municipality 14%
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 0%

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
69
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
248
-1% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
4 burglaries
Municipality
46
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 17% 42
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 17
  • Mishandeling 6% 14
  • Vernieling 6% 14
  • Drugshandel 2% 5
  • Woninginbraak 2% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 4
  • Autodiefstal 2% 4

By year

  1. 1852021
  2. 1902022
  3. 2202023
  4. 2592024
  5. 2452025

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

Adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Adequate
category 5 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
3,99
−0,11 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,09
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,05

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

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

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)
−3,3 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−2,4 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
3 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,3%
laag, municipality of 1,0%
Pile rot in 2050
1,3%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
0,0%
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
€ 30.300
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 35.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 46.500
Employment rate
64%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
16%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
12,4%
share of people (20% nationally)