Municipality Berkelland

Municipality · Gelderland

  • 19.210 homes
  • 43.917 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 369.000

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 Berkelland

Homes
19.210
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
145 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
19.930
2025

Home type

  • Detached 28% 5.393
  • Mid-terrace house 20% 3.820
  • Semi-detached house 19% 3.648
  • Apartment 18% 3.507
  • End-terrace house 15% 2.842

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 4.161
  • B 18% 3.464
  • C 24% 4.629
  • D 10% 1.982
  • E 3% 525
  • F 5% 1.041
  • G 10% 1.879
  • No label 8% 1.529

Building period

  • Built before 1945 17% 3.284
  • 1945–1969 21% 3.954
  • 1970–1989 32% 6.084
  • 1990–2009 21% 4.087
  • 2010 and later 9% 1.795
  • Unknown 0% 6

Residents

Residents
43.917
January 1, 2025
Households
19.220
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
33%
Population density
170
inhabitants per km²
Area
260,2 km²
of which 2,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 5.686
  • 15–25 years 11% 4.972
  • 25–45 years 19% 8.544
  • 45–65 years 29% 12.785
  • 65 years and older 27% 11.930

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 369.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
81%
19% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
102
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
2.910 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.320 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
48%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
1,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,2 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
651 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
23.516 passenger cars
Company locations
5.455
of which 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)
49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%

Noise level of the 19.210 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 24% 4.595
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 39% 7.410
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 4.500
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 1.998
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 665
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 42

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,4 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
Green within 500 m
60%

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)
95%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
49%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
4%

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
18
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
783
-24% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
28 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 91
  • Mishandeling 7% 57
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 34
  • Bedreiging 4% 29
  • Woninginbraak 4% 28
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 17
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 11
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 8

Per year

  1. 1.0062021
  2. 1.1172022
  3. 1.0452023
  4. 1.0062024
  5. 9782025

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
4,17
+0,06 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 +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 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)
−1,2 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 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
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
€ 32.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 243.200
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Districts in Berkelland 5