Municipality Culemborg

Municipality · Gelderland

  • 13.526 homes
  • 30.281 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 389.000

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 Culemborg

Homes
13.526
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
117 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
13.252
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 40% 5.356
  • Apartment 26% 3.505
  • End-terrace house 18% 2.492
  • Semi-detached house 8% 1.126
  • Detached 8% 1.047

Energy label

  • A or better 35% 4.677
  • B 16% 2.124
  • C 26% 3.511
  • D 6% 858
  • E 4% 493
  • F 5% 658
  • G 4% 507
  • No label 5% 698

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 1.563
  • 1945–1969 13% 1.698
  • 1970–1989 31% 4.149
  • 1990–2009 27% 3.632
  • 2010 and later 18% 2.477
  • Unknown 0% 7

Residents

Residents
30.281
January 1, 2025
Households
13.179
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
34%
Households with children
37%
Population density
1.023
inhabitants per km²
Area
31,1 km²
of which 1,9 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 5.029
  • 15–25 years 11% 3.274
  • 25–45 years 24% 7.281
  • 45–65 years 28% 8.394
  • 65 years and older 21% 6.303

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 389.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
64%
Rental homes
36%
26% housing association
Single-family homes
74%
26% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
13%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
70
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
2.530 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
900 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
700 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
45%
Gas-free
16%
District heating
9%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.503 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
12.944 passenger cars
Company locations
4.195
of which 640 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
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%

Noise level of the 13.526 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 11% 1.432
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 4.845
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 39% 5.266
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 1.540
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 419
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 24

Flooding

Homes that may flood
96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
95%
Of which more than 2 m water
85%
Maximum water depth
5,5 m
average 2,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,0 µg/m³
93% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,8 µg/m³
12% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
Green within 500 m
58%

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)
97%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
74%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
2%

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
33
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
987
+2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
25 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 13% 125
  • Vernieling 11% 109
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 97
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 45
  • Mishandeling 3% 33
  • Woninginbraak 3% 25
  • Bedreiging 2% 18
  • Drugshandel 1% 12

Per year

  1. 9862021
  2. 1.0182022
  3. 9022023
  4. 8452024
  5. 9962025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,07
−0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,07 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 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)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,5%
zeer laag
Pile rot in 2050
0,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,2%
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
€ 35.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 213.300
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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