District Alphen

District in municipality Alphen-Chaam · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.835 homes
  • 4.475 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1981
  • avg. WOZ € 429.000

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 Alphen

Homes
1.835
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1981
Average living area
160 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.905
2025

Home type

  • Detached 36% 662
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 398
  • Semi-detached house 16% 294
  • End-terrace house 16% 293
  • Apartment 10% 188

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 480
  • B 16% 301
  • C 26% 475
  • D 9% 169
  • E 2% 35
  • F 5% 99
  • G 7% 132
  • No label 8% 144

Building period

  • Built before 1945 11% 199
  • 1945–1969 16% 286
  • 1970–1989 32% 589
  • 1990–2009 20% 361
  • 2010 and later 22% 397
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
4.475
January 1, 2025
Households
1.830
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
36%
Population density
111
inhabitants per km²
Area
39,9 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 680
  • 15–25 years 10% 450
  • 25–45 years 22% 990
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.295
  • 65 years and older 24% 1.055

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 429.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
15% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
12%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
34
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
3.280 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.400 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.010 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
15%

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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
411 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
2.480 passenger cars
Company locations
680
of which 95 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)
49 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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.835 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 29% 528
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 644
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 29% 535
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 103
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 23
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,7 µg/m³
7% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
2% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 64%

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)
94%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
62%
municipality 71%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 70%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 10%
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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
93
+12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,0
11 burglaries
Municipality
28
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 12% 11
  • Vernieling 9% 8
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 8% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 4
  • Mishandeling 4% 4
  • Bedreiging 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1092021
  2. 1012022
  3. 862023
  4. 732024
  5. 1012025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,11 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
€ 35.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 346.000
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Alphen 7