Neighbourhood Wouw

Neighbourhood in district Wouw · municipality Roosendaal · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.149 homes
  • 4.680 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1977
  • avg. WOZ € 361.000

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 Wouw

Homes
2.149
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1977
Average living area
138 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.145
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 28% 598
  • Detached 23% 501
  • End-terrace house 19% 406
  • Semi-detached house 15% 325
  • Apartment 15% 319

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 403
  • B 19% 404
  • C 26% 550
  • D 14% 309
  • E 4% 84
  • F 8% 165
  • G 6% 131
  • No label 5% 103

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 164
  • 1945–1969 26% 548
  • 1970–1989 39% 829
  • 1990–2009 19% 402
  • 2010 and later 9% 197
  • Unknown 0% 9

Residents

Residents
4.680
January 1, 2025
Households
2.015
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
34%
Population density
1.638
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 650
  • 15–25 years 10% 490
  • 25–45 years 20% 950
  • 45–65 years 28% 1.295
  • 65 years and older 28% 1.300

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 361.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
79%
Rental homes
21%
15% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
1
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
2.980 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.220 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
950 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
13%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 1% block, 6% 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
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
664 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
2.548 passenger cars
Company locations
550
of which 90 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)
51 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 23%
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
2%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 2.149 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 102
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 977
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 702
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 285
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 71
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 12

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
12,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
59%
municipality 45%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 83%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
municipality 60%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 9%
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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
111
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,3
7 burglaries
Municipality
54
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 15
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 9
  • Woninginbraak 6% 7
  • Mishandeling 6% 7
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 5
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 4
  • Bedreiging 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1212021
  2. 1222022
  3. 1132023
  4. 962024
  5. 1162025

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
4,16
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Sufficient
score 3,97

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,7%
zeer laag, municipality 0,4%
Pile rot in 2050
0,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,4%
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
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 278.700
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)