District Binnenstad

District in municipality Dordrecht · Zuid-Holland

  • 6.029 homes
  • 10.585 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1917
  • avg. WOZ € 324.000

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 Binnenstad

Homes
6.029
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1917
Average living area
107 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
5.710
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 71% 4.257
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 1.404
  • End-terrace house 5% 272
  • Semi-detached house 1% 57
  • Detached 1% 39

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 1.013
  • B 12% 738
  • C 16% 984
  • D 7% 430
  • E 8% 495
  • F 14% 869
  • G 16% 986
  • No label 9% 514

Building period

  • Built before 1945 50% 3.033
  • 1945–1969 10% 597
  • 1970–1989 18% 1.084
  • 1990–2009 16% 946
  • 2010 and later 5% 284
  • Unknown 1% 85

Residents

Residents
10.585
January 1, 2025
Households
6.305
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
59%
Households with children
16%
Population density
9.539
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,4 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 950
  • 15–25 years 12% 1.220
  • 25–45 years 33% 3.465
  • 45–65 years 27% 2.860
  • 65 years and older 20% 2.085

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 324.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Rental homes
50%
19% housing association
Single-family homes
28%
72% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
9%
New build in the year
0
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
110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
750 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
7%
Gas-free
10%
District heating
8%
Mainly electrically heated
3%

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
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.958 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
3.590 passenger cars
Company locations
2.570
of which 585 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)
57 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
33%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
22%
municipality 6%
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
15%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 6.029 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 6% 341
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 42% 2.544
  • 56–60 dB: busy 31% 1.864
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 17% 1.012
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 250
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 18

Flooding

Homes that may flood
84%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
59%
Of which more than 2 m water
13%
Maximum water depth
3,3 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
17,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
38%
municipality 52%

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)
82%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
74%
municipality 86%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
5%
municipality 1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
66%
municipality 20%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
municipality 13%
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
119
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.263
+16% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
14 burglaries
Municipality
54
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 317
  • Winkeldiefstal 14% 173
  • Mishandeling 6% 76
  • Vernieling 5% 69
  • Bedreiging 2% 28
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 23
  • Woninginbraak 1% 14
  • Drugshandel 1% 13

Per year

  1. 8362021
  2. 1.1482022
  3. 1.2242023
  4. 1.0792024
  5. 1.1472025

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
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,08
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,17 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 insufficient

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
€ 41.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 46.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 31.400
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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