Neighbourhood Westerse Bos

Neighbourhood in district Schoonebeek · municipality Emmen · Drenthe

  • 38 homes
  • 150 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1909
  • avg. WOZ € 468.000

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 Westerse Bos

Homes
38
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1909
Average living area
293 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
50
2025

Home type

  • Detached 76% 29
  • Semi-detached house 24% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 4
  • B 5% 2
  • C 11% 4
  • E 3% 1
  • F 11% 4
  • G 55% 21
  • No label 5% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 68% 26
  • 1945–1969 11% 4
  • 1970–1989 3% 1
  • 1990–2009 8% 3
  • 2010 and later 11% 4

Residents

Residents
150
January 1, 2025
Households
50
avg. 2,8 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
50%
Population density
124
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 25
  • 15–25 years 17% 25
  • 25–45 years 17% 25
  • 45–65 years 30% 45
  • 65 years and older 20% 30

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 468.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
90%
Rental homes
10%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
4.250 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.990 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.660 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
85% central heating, 10% 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
1,6 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,4 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,4 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
115 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
63 passenger cars
Company locations
20

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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
18%
municipality 14%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
13%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 38 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 47% 18
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 26% 10
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 11% 4
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 1
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 2
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 8% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
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
7,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
73%
municipality 57%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
82%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 98%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 87%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 5%
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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
4
+100% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
39
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Per year

  1. 62021
  2. 82022
  3. 22023
  4. 22024
  5. 32025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,28
+0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,05 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,16 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,19 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,16 very good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 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)
−5,8 mm per year
municipality −2,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−2,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
3,8%
matig, municipality 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
6,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,8%
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

Top 20% incomes
23,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)