Municipality Oudewater

Municipality · Utrecht

  • 4.516 homes
  • 10.355 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 420.000

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 Oudewater

Homes
4.516
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
128 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.465
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 38% 1.721
  • Apartment 22% 991
  • End-terrace house 17% 775
  • Detached 15% 693
  • Semi-detached house 7% 336

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 1.056
  • B 13% 565
  • C 28% 1.244
  • D 11% 506
  • E 6% 253
  • F 7% 329
  • G 10% 433
  • No label 3% 130

Building period

  • Built before 1945 20% 913
  • 1945–1969 17% 750
  • 1970–1989 30% 1.346
  • 1990–2009 17% 786
  • 2010 and later 16% 720
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
10.355
January 1, 2025
Households
4.427
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
36%
Population density
263
inhabitants per km²
Area
40,1 km²
of which 1,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 1.623
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.174
  • 25–45 years 22% 2.279
  • 45–65 years 28% 2.890
  • 65 years and older 23% 2.389

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 420.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
79%
21% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
113
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
2.790 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.070 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
43%
Gas-free
5%
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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
872 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
4.697 passenger cars
Company locations
1.755
of which 285 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
21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%

Noise level of the 4.516 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 351
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 49% 2.194
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 1.041
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 631
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 264
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 35

Flooding

Homes that may flood
89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
71%
Of which more than 2 m water
8%
Maximum water depth
3,4 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
58% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
Green within 500 m
67%

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
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
84%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
10%

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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
177
-24% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,3
15 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 8% 15
  • Mishandeling 8% 15
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 13
  • Vernieling 5% 9
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 5
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 5
  • Bedreiging 2% 4
  • Autodiefstal 2% 3

Per year

  1. 2722021
  2. 2442022
  3. 2012023
  4. 2152024
  5. 2372025

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
4,15
+0,04 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 −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,07 weak
  • 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)
−1,1 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
19 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,6%
laag
Pile rot in 2050
2,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
4,7%
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
€ 36.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 287.800
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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