Municipality Nijkerk

Municipality · Gelderland

  • 19.102 homes
  • 45.720 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1983
  • avg. WOZ € 470.000

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 Nijkerk

Homes
19.102
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1983
Average living area
127 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
18.345
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 36% 6.812
  • End-terrace house 19% 3.709
  • Apartment 19% 3.679
  • Detached 15% 2.943
  • Semi-detached house 10% 1.959

Energy label

  • A or better 34% 6.521
  • B 16% 2.995
  • C 25% 4.726
  • D 8% 1.449
  • E 3% 546
  • F 4% 811
  • G 5% 912
  • No label 6% 1.142

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 1.629
  • 1945–1969 19% 3.694
  • 1970–1989 28% 5.436
  • 1990–2009 24% 4.498
  • 2010 and later 20% 3.839
  • Unknown 0% 6

Residents

Residents
45.720
January 1, 2025
Households
18.594
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
40%
Population density
654
inhabitants per km²
Area
72,0 km²
of which 2,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 7.840
  • 15–25 years 12% 5.574
  • 25–45 years 24% 10.848
  • 45–65 years 27% 12.301
  • 65 years and older 20% 9.157

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 470.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rental homes
30%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
83%
17% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
13%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
53
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
2.880 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.100 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.152 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
20.865 passenger cars
Company locations
6.645
of which 1.295 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
12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
2%
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 19.102 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 10% 1.885
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 46% 8.833
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 5.780
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 1.873
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 644
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 85
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
63%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
25%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,2 µg/m³
97% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
44% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
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)
96%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
19%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
11%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.092
-1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
47 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 111
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 69
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 52
  • Woninginbraak 4% 47
  • Mishandeling 4% 45
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 30
  • Drugshandel 3% 29
  • Bedreiging 2% 27

Per year

  1. 1.3182021
  2. 1.4032022
  3. 1.2322023
  4. 1.1992024
  5. 1.0452025

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
+0,08 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 +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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)
−0,9 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
€ 34.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 280.600
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Districts in Nijkerk 5