District Binnenstad

District in municipality Delft · Zuid-Holland

  • 7.127 homes
  • 13.920 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1906
  • avg. WOZ € 418.000

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 Binnenstad

Homes
7.127
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1906
Average living area
95 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.088
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 71% 5.078
  • Mid-terrace house 24% 1.693
  • End-terrace house 4% 284
  • Semi-detached house 1% 37
  • Detached 0% 35

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 1.272
  • B 11% 763
  • C 19% 1.370
  • D 7% 533
  • E 6% 423
  • F 13% 891
  • G 22% 1.535
  • No label 5% 340

Building period

  • Built before 1945 53% 3.745
  • 1945–1969 2% 128
  • 1970–1989 24% 1.735
  • 1990–2009 10% 679
  • 2010 and later 9% 632
  • Unknown 3% 208

Residents

Residents
13.920
January 1, 2025
Households
9.620
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
71%
Households with children
9%
Population density
10.246
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 785
  • 15–25 years 28% 3.965
  • 25–45 years 33% 4.535
  • 45–65 years 19% 2.640
  • 65 years and older 14% 1.990

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 418.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
39%
Rental homes
61%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
26%
74% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
9%
New build in the year
20
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
2.150 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
130 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
750 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
12%
Gas-free
11%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.902 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
3.029 passenger cars
Company locations
2.940
of which 700 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)
55 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
34%
municipality 34%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
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
9%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 7.127 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 7% 470
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 48% 3.450
  • 56–60 dB: busy 36% 2.546
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 640
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 21

Flooding

Homes that may flood
10%
municipality 44%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
35%
municipality 50%

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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
20%
municipality 11%
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
124
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.732
+9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
13 burglaries
Municipality
57
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 37% 646
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 110
  • Mishandeling 4% 75
  • Vernieling 4% 72
  • Bedreiging 2% 27
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 25
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 14
  • Woninginbraak 1% 13

Per year

  1. 1.0942021
  2. 1.4052022
  3. 1.4742023
  4. 1.6662024
  5. 1.5022025

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
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,21 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,03 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 38.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 16.100
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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