Neighbourhood Westerkwartier

Neighbourhood in district Hof van Delft · municipality Delft · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.435 homes
  • 2.985 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1927
  • avg. WOZ € 360.000

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 Westerkwartier

Homes
1.435
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1927
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.433
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 48% 688
  • Mid-terrace house 45% 650
  • End-terrace house 6% 93
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2
  • Detached 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 155
  • B 8% 119
  • C 20% 286
  • D 11% 163
  • E 12% 168
  • F 22% 312
  • G 14% 206
  • No label 2% 26

Building period

  • Built before 1945 67% 967
  • 1945–1969 16% 228
  • 1970–1989 8% 109
  • 1990–2009 1% 10
  • 2010 and later 8% 108
  • Unknown 1% 13

Residents

Residents
2.985
January 1, 2025
Households
1.820
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
63%
Households with children
19%
Population density
12.949
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 395
  • 15–25 years 22% 655
  • 25–45 years 33% 990
  • 45–65 years 22% 665
  • 65 years and older 9% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 360.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
47%
Rental homes
53%
29% housing association
Single-family homes
51%
49% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.050 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
650 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
21%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 1% block, 7% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
22
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.559 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
720 passenger cars
Company locations
420
of which 50 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 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 34%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
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
3%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 1.435 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 8% 112
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 83% 1.190
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 89
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 36
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
28%
municipality 44%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
31%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
81%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
82%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
24%
municipality 11%
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
60
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
180
-1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,1
3 burglaries
Municipality
57
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 35
  • Bedreiging 6% 11
  • Vernieling 6% 11
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 6
  • Mishandeling 3% 6
  • Woninginbraak 2% 3
  • Drugshandel 2% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1762021
  2. 2012022
  3. 1882023
  4. 1882024
  5. 1852025

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
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,16 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,03 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,5%
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
€ 35.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 23.100
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)