Municipality Apeldoorn

Municipality · Gelderland

  • 76.895 homes
  • 168.551 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 382.000

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 Apeldoorn

Homes
76.895
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
118 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
75.659
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 30% 23.431
  • Mid-terrace house 29% 22.600
  • Detached 16% 12.667
  • End-terrace house 13% 10.165
  • Semi-detached house 10% 8.032

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 23.143
  • B 15% 11.915
  • C 25% 19.441
  • D 8% 6.124
  • E 5% 3.772
  • F 4% 3.264
  • G 10% 7.424
  • No label 2% 1.812

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 12.179
  • 1945–1969 20% 15.763
  • 1970–1989 34% 25.778
  • 1990–2009 18% 13.901
  • 2010 and later 12% 9.177
  • Unknown 0% 97

Residents

Residents
168.551
January 1, 2025
Households
76.419
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
37%
Households with children
32%
Population density
495
inhabitants per km²
Area
341,2 km²
of which 1,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 25.032
  • 15–25 years 11% 19.309
  • 25–45 years 24% 40.222
  • 45–65 years 27% 46.006
  • 65 years and older 23% 37.982

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 382.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
60%
Rental homes
40%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
70%
30% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
309
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
2.620 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
790 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
43%
Gas-free
8%
District heating
4%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.802 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
74.747 passenger cars
Company locations
21.620
of which 3.955 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)
52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%

Noise level of the 76.895 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 6% 4.336
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 25.935
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 37% 28.561
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 10.961
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 6.104
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 983
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 15

Flooding

Homes that may flood
1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,2 µg/m³
54% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
48%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
55%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
47
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7.928
+8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
179 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 1.339
  • Vernieling 9% 716
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 375
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 371
  • Mishandeling 4% 321
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 204
  • Woninginbraak 2% 179
  • Bedreiging 2% 177

Per year

  1. 6.8492021
  2. 7.0642022
  3. 6.9622023
  4. 7.5202024
  5. 7.4782025

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
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
−1,0 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,2%
zeer laag
Pile rot in 2050
0,2%
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
€ 34.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 162.000
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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