District Blankenstein

District in municipality Meppel · Drenthe

  • 22 homes
  • 260 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1926
  • avg. WOZ € 472.000

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 Blankenstein

Homes
22
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1926
Average living area
436 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
23
2025

Home type

  • Detached 41% 9
  • End-terrace house 27% 6
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 5
  • Semi-detached house 9% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 2
  • B 9% 2
  • C 18% 4
  • F 14% 3
  • G 50% 11

Building period

  • Built before 1945 82% 18
  • 1970–1989 9% 2
  • 1990–2009 5% 1
  • 2010 and later 5% 1

Residents

Residents
260
January 1, 2025
Households
205
avg. 1,1 people
One-person households
93%
Households with children
5%
Population density
595
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 2% 5
  • 15–25 years 75% 190
  • 25–45 years 12% 30
  • 45–65 years 8% 20
  • 65 years and older 4% 10

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 472.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
91%
Rental homes
9%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
0%
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
3.530 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
920 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.080 m³
per dwelling per year

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
1,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,4 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,4 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.600 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,1
15 passenger cars
Company locations
165
of which 35 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)
64 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
91%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
82%
municipality 3%
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
14%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 22 homes

  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 3
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 41% 9
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 36% 8
  • above 70 dB: extreme 9% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
9%
municipality 31%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
9%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,8 µg/m³
18% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
38%
municipality 42%

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)
95%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 36%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
20%
municipality 59%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
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 7%

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
73
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
19
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 16% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 2
  • Vernieling 11% 2

Per year

  1. 172021
  2. 182022
  3. 222023
  4. 132024
  5. 212025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,31
+0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than 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.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 800
Net labour participation
37%
from 15 to 75 years
Top 20% incomes
6,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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