Neighbourhood Zelhem

Neighbourhood in district Zelhem · municipality Bronckhorst · Gelderland

  • 2.593 homes
  • 5.745 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • 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 Zelhem

Homes
2.593
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
128 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.710
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 28% 724
  • Detached 22% 578
  • Semi-detached house 20% 507
  • End-terrace house 18% 465
  • Apartment 12% 319

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 749
  • B 17% 437
  • C 27% 704
  • D 10% 271
  • E 3% 84
  • F 6% 162
  • G 4% 98
  • No label 3% 88

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 143
  • 1945–1969 24% 621
  • 1970–1989 38% 992
  • 1990–2009 23% 588
  • 2010 and later 10% 247
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
5.745
January 1, 2025
Households
2.550
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
32%
Population density
2.852
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,0 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 720
  • 15–25 years 10% 570
  • 25–45 years 18% 1.060
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.645
  • 65 years and older 30% 1.745

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 361.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
29% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.690 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
13%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 3% block, 1% district heating, 5% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
792 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
3.068 passenger cars
Company locations
600
of which 125 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 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 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 5%

Noise level of the 2.593 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 196
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 49% 1.277
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 599
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 417
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 96
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 26%
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
8,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
55%
municipality 71%

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)
95%
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
85%
municipality 84%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
96%
municipality 59%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 2%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 3%

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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
72
-22% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,1
8 burglaries
Municipality
13
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 11% 8
  • Vernieling 11% 8
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 4
  • Mishandeling 6% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 3
  • Bedreiging 4% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1292021
  2. 1032022
  3. 952023
  4. 1042024
  5. 732025

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
4,15
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 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)
−1,0 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
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 226.500
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)