District Borssele

District in municipality Borsele · Zeeland

  • 542 homes
  • 1.470 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1947
  • avg. WOZ € 275.000

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 Borssele

Homes
542
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1947
Average living area
136 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
558
2025

Home type

  • Detached 39% 212
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 116
  • Semi-detached house 19% 104
  • End-terrace house 18% 96
  • Apartment 3% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 76
  • B 10% 52
  • C 20% 109
  • D 13% 69
  • E 6% 32
  • F 10% 52
  • G 23% 126
  • No label 5% 26

Building period

  • Built before 1945 41% 220
  • 1945–1969 22% 121
  • 1970–1989 13% 72
  • 1990–2009 11% 58
  • 2010 and later 11% 61
  • Unknown 2% 10

Residents

Residents
1.470
January 1, 2025
Households
540
avg. 2,7 people
One-person households
26%
Households with children
43%
Population density
119
inhabitants per km²
Area
12,7 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 21% 310
  • 15–25 years 14% 210
  • 25–45 years 23% 340
  • 45–65 years 26% 380
  • 65 years and older 16% 230

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 275.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
76%
Rental homes
23%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
97%
3% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
1
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
2.950 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.260 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
7,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
4,9 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
164 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
730 passenger cars
Company locations
215
of which 30 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)
51 dB
municipality 48 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 9%
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
15%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 542 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 13
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 47% 253
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 42% 229
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 25
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 22

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
municipality 55%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
99%
Maximum water depth
4,1 m
average 3,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
85%
municipality 75%

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 97%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 91%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 26%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
46%
municipality 5%

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
44
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
65
+76% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
1 burglary
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Drugshandel 15% 10
  • Bedreiging 8% 5
  • Mishandeling 8% 5
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 2
  • Vernieling 3% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1

Per year

  1. 402021
  2. 342022
  3. 372023
  4. 332024
  5. 512025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,02
−0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,05 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,24 very poor
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 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

Median household wealth
€ 142.300
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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