District Achterveld

District in municipality Leusden · Utrecht

  • 1.278 homes
  • 2.840 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 511.000

Map

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 Achterveld

Homes
1.278
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
138 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.240
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 28% 363
  • Detached 25% 322
  • End-terrace house 17% 217
  • Semi-detached house 16% 202
  • Apartment 14% 174

Energy label

  • A or better 40% 514
  • B 11% 139
  • C 15% 197
  • D 10% 132
  • E 2% 29
  • F 4% 55
  • G 7% 87
  • No label 10% 125

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 120
  • 1945–1969 16% 210
  • 1970–1989 29% 365
  • 1990–2009 17% 218
  • 2010 and later 28% 363
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.840
January 1, 2025
Households
1.245
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
30%
Population density
276
inhabitants per km²
Area
10,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 360
  • 15–25 years 11% 310
  • 25–45 years 22% 620
  • 45–65 years 30% 845
  • 65 years and older 25% 705

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 511.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rental homes
29%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
21%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
12
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
3.050 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.320 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
54%
Gas-free
12%
Mainly electrically heated
18%

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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
344 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.449 passenger cars
Company locations
480
of which 85 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)
46 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 14%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.278 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 51% 656
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 377
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 12% 153
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 66
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 24
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
27%
municipality 92%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
5%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,0 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
6% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
74%
municipality 62%

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%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
81%
municipality 91%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
32%
municipality 78%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
5%
municipality 3%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 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
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
70
-24% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
23
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 20% 14
  • Vernieling 10% 7
  • Mishandeling 4% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 1% 1
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1
  • Bedreiging 1% 1

Per year

  1. 382021
  2. 342022
  3. 842023
  4. 812024
  5. 882025

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
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,22

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 352.100
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Achterveld 2