District Bouwmeesterbuurt

District in municipality Almere · Flevoland

  • 1.850 homes
  • 4.455 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 318.000

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 Bouwmeesterbuurt

Homes
1.850
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
99 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.849
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 65% 1.203
  • End-terrace house 16% 301
  • Apartment 15% 282
  • Semi-detached house 2% 38
  • Detached 1% 26

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 418
  • B 16% 293
  • C 61% 1.134
  • D 0% 4
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • 1970–1989 89% 1.644
  • 1990–2009 6% 103
  • 2010 and later 2% 43
  • Unknown 3% 60

Residents

Residents
4.455
January 1, 2025
Households
1.930
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
40%
Population density
3.704
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 760
  • 15–25 years 12% 535
  • 25–45 years 28% 1.240
  • 45–65 years 26% 1.165
  • 65 years and older 17% 755

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 318.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.570 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
570 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
730 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
32%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

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
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.283 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.776 passenger cars
Company locations
450
of which 70 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)
53 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 8%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 6%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 1.850 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 5% 91
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 84% 1.545
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 214

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
97%
Maximum water depth
3,4 m
average 2,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,1 µg/m³
45% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
61%
municipality 55%

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)
99%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 91%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
7%
municipality 21%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
31
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
136
-1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,2
4 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 19% 26
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 14
  • Mishandeling 9% 12
  • Bedreiging 6% 8
  • Woninginbraak 3% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 3
  • Autodiefstal 2% 3

Per year

  1. 1752021
  2. 1572022
  3. 1662023
  4. 1472024
  5. 1382025

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

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,96
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,05 weak

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
€ 29.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 130.500
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Bouwmeesterbuurt 5