Neighbourhood Westervoort

Neighbourhood in district Wijk 00 · municipality Westervoort · Gelderland

  • 2.725 homes
  • 6.165 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 346.000

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 Westervoort

Homes
2.725
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.717
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 32% 878
  • End-terrace house 19% 505
  • Detached 17% 455
  • Apartment 16% 445
  • Semi-detached house 16% 442

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 601
  • B 9% 251
  • C 38% 1.038
  • D 12% 318
  • E 3% 73
  • F 5% 124
  • G 6% 175
  • No label 5% 145

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 278
  • 1945–1969 21% 582
  • 1970–1989 46% 1.262
  • 1990–2009 7% 200
  • 2010 and later 15% 400
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
6.165
January 1, 2025
Households
2.710
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
34%
Population density
2.901
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 975
  • 15–25 years 10% 605
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.440
  • 45–65 years 25% 1.560
  • 65 years and older 26% 1.590

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 346.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
83%
17% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.700 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
940 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
44%
Gas-free
17%
District heating
15%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heat network
13%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
82% central heating, 2% block, 14% district heating, 1% 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
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.051 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.853 passenger cars
Company locations
760
of which 135 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
29%
municipality 12%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 2.725 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 1% 34
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 33% 900
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 41% 1.116
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 476
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 193
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
96%
municipality 98%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
96%
Of which more than 2 m water
95%
Maximum water depth
4,3 m
average 3,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
5% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 54%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
84%
municipality 86%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
99%
municipality 100%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
16%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
30%
municipality 12%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
36%
municipality 16%

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
29
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
181
-5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
5 burglaries
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 20% 36
  • Vernieling 14% 26
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 12
  • Mishandeling 4% 8
  • Woninginbraak 3% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 5
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 4
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1972021
  2. 2492022
  3. 2232023
  4. 1492024
  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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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
€ 33.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 177.800
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)