Municipality Harderwijk

Municipality · Gelderland

  • 22.418 homes
  • 50.042 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1983
  • avg. WOZ € 391.000

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 Harderwijk

Homes
22.418
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1983
Average living area
115 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
21.777
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 36% 8.091
  • Apartment 32% 7.266
  • End-terrace house 16% 3.526
  • Detached 10% 2.161
  • Semi-detached house 6% 1.374

Energy label

  • A or better 36% 8.138
  • B 17% 3.726
  • C 23% 5.071
  • D 6% 1.448
  • E 6% 1.270
  • F 5% 1.083
  • G 3% 782
  • No label 4% 900

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 1.565
  • 1945–1969 19% 4.342
  • 1970–1989 28% 6.197
  • 1990–2009 30% 6.717
  • 2010 and later 16% 3.580
  • Unknown 0% 17

Residents

Residents
50.042
January 1, 2025
Households
21.470
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
36%
Population density
1.269
inhabitants per km²
Area
48,3 km²
of which 9,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 8.220
  • 15–25 years 12% 5.909
  • 25–45 years 25% 12.534
  • 45–65 years 27% 13.368
  • 65 years and older 20% 10.011

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 391.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
59%
Rental homes
41%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
67%
33% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
192
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
2.550 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
740 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
37%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.609 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
21.537 passenger cars
Company locations
6.510
of which 1.155 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)
53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
17%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%

Noise level of the 22.418 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 739
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 6.654
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 42% 9.513
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 4.088
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 1.362
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 62

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
1,8 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,5 µg/m³
59% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,2 µg/m³
3% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
51%

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)
91%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
42%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
86%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
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
40
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.993
+5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,3
74 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 236
  • Vernieling 7% 144
  • Mishandeling 6% 110
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 97
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 78
  • Woninginbraak 4% 74
  • Drugshandel 3% 62
  • Bedreiging 2% 47

Per year

  1. 1.7722021
  2. 1.7762022
  3. 1.9092023
  4. 1.7762024
  5. 1.9462025

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
4,18
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 more than 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)
−1,2 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 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
0,9%
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
€ 33.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 178.900
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Districts in Harderwijk 16