Municipality Ommen

Municipality · Overijssel

  • 7.451 homes
  • 19.249 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 408.000

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 Ommen

Homes
7.451
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
146 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.815
2025

Home type

  • Detached 33% 2.487
  • Mid-terrace house 20% 1.455
  • Apartment 17% 1.263
  • Semi-detached house 17% 1.254
  • End-terrace house 13% 992

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 2.217
  • B 14% 1.073
  • C 21% 1.571
  • D 9% 649
  • E 3% 222
  • F 6% 457
  • G 7% 535
  • No label 10% 727

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 753
  • 1945–1969 22% 1.620
  • 1970–1989 32% 2.348
  • 1990–2009 21% 1.570
  • 2010 and later 16% 1.160

Residents

Residents
19.249
January 1, 2025
Households
7.983
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
34%
Population density
106
inhabitants per km²
Area
182,0 km²
of which 2,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 3.005
  • 15–25 years 11% 2.207
  • 25–45 years 22% 4.182
  • 45–65 years 27% 5.156
  • 65 years and older 24% 4.699

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 408.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rental homes
29%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
82%
18% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.980 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.450 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
2,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,4 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
512 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
9.550 passenger cars
Company locations
2.530
of which 475 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
9%
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
4%

Noise level of the 7.451 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 13% 973
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 27% 2.016
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 2.473
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 1.373
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 390
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 220
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
16%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
Green within 500 m
53%

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
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
49%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
69%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
1%

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
23
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
438
-7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
19 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 8% 36
  • Mishandeling 6% 27
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 23
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 21
  • Woninginbraak 4% 19
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 19
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 14
  • Bedreiging 2% 10

Per year

  1. 4002021
  2. 5182022
  3. 4312023
  4. 4892024
  5. 4532025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 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)
−1,4 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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
1,2%
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
€ 32.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 267.800
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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