District Buurmalsen

District in municipality West Betuwe · Gelderland

  • 1.228 homes
  • 3.190 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1957
  • avg. WOZ € 449.000

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 Buurmalsen

Homes
1.228
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1957
Average living area
145 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.252
2025

Home type

  • Detached 39% 475
  • Semi-detached house 23% 277
  • Mid-terrace house 19% 230
  • End-terrace house 16% 198
  • Apartment 4% 48

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 174
  • B 15% 190
  • C 22% 271
  • D 15% 190
  • E 3% 42
  • F 8% 104
  • G 15% 189
  • No label 6% 68

Building period

  • Built before 1945 25% 308
  • 1945–1969 27% 326
  • 1970–1989 32% 396
  • 1990–2009 12% 147
  • 2010 and later 4% 50
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.190
January 1, 2025
Households
1.290
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
39%
Population density
191
inhabitants per km²
Area
17,1 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 485
  • 15–25 years 13% 420
  • 25–45 years 19% 620
  • 45–65 years 31% 985
  • 65 years and older 21% 685

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 449.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
77%
Rental homes
23%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
96%
4% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
3.350 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.500 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
54%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
2,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Non-urban
349 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.646 passenger cars
Company locations
480
of which 55 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 2%
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
6%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.228 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 7% 81
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 33% 403
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 369
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 220
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 124
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 31

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
95%
Of which more than 2 m water
47%
Maximum water depth
5,0 m
average 2,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
75%
municipality 70%

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)
98%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 80%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
94%
municipality 95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
55%
municipality 37%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 10%
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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
67
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,3
4 burglaries
Municipality
26
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 16% 11
  • Diefstal uit auto 13% 9
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 5
  • Bedreiging 7% 5
  • Woninginbraak 6% 4
  • Mishandeling 1% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 1% 1

Per year

  1. 932021
  2. 732022
  3. 652023
  4. 632024
  5. 652025

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
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 34.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 313.400
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Buurmalsen 4