Neighbourhood Westervelde

Neighbourhood in district Norg · municipality Noordenveld · Drenthe

  • 62 homes
  • 165 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1949
  • avg. WOZ € 496.000

Map

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 Westervelde

Homes
62
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1949
Average living area
218 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
68
2025

Home type

  • Detached 85% 53
  • Apartment 10% 6
  • End-terrace house 3% 2
  • Mid-terrace house 2% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 6% 4
  • B 21% 13
  • C 8% 5
  • D 13% 8
  • E 6% 4
  • F 10% 6
  • G 31% 19
  • No label 5% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 40% 25
  • 1945–1969 23% 14
  • 1970–1989 23% 14
  • 1990–2009 8% 5
  • 2010 and later 6% 4

Residents

Residents
165
January 1, 2025
Households
70
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
43%
Population density
289
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 25
  • 15–25 years 12% 20
  • 25–45 years 26% 45
  • 45–65 years 26% 45
  • 65 years and older 21% 35

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 496.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
85%
Rental homes
15%
9% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
9%
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
3.630 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.720 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.330 m³
per dwelling per year
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 7% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
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
2,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
2,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
73 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
101 passenger cars
Company locations
30
of which 5 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)
44 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 8%
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
2%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 62 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 71% 44
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 14
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 5% 3
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
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
4,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
85%
municipality 63%

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
42 °C
severe heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
58%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
52%
municipality 58%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
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.

Liveability

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,31
+0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,25

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,13 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)
−1,9 mm per year
municipality −0,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,4 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 0,3%
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

Top 20% incomes
29,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)