District Dalfsen

District in municipality Dalfsen · Overijssel

  • 6.100 homes
  • 15.380 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 451.000

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 Dalfsen

Homes
6.100
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
153 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.378
2025

Home type

  • Detached 33% 1.987
  • Mid-terrace house 20% 1.248
  • Semi-detached house 19% 1.168
  • Apartment 14% 869
  • End-terrace house 14% 828

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 1.902
  • B 16% 995
  • C 21% 1.305
  • D 11% 659
  • E 3% 184
  • F 5% 335
  • G 9% 532
  • No label 3% 188

Building period

  • Built before 1945 11% 701
  • 1945–1969 19% 1.188
  • 1970–1989 32% 1.942
  • 1990–2009 22% 1.329
  • 2010 and later 15% 934
  • Unknown 0% 6

Residents

Residents
15.380
January 1, 2025
Households
6.305
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
38%
Population density
132
inhabitants per km²
Area
117,2 km²
of which 1,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 2.555
  • 15–25 years 12% 1.775
  • 25–45 years 21% 3.155
  • 45–65 years 27% 4.200
  • 65 years and older 24% 3.700

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 451.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
17% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
34
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
2.970 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.690 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
14%

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
2,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,4 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
579 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
7.883 passenger cars
Company locations
2.065
of which 335 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)
47 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 6.100 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 42% 2.574
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 2.183
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 15% 908
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 282
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 121
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 32

Flooding

Homes that may flood
71%
municipality 38%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
49%
Of which more than 2 m water
6%
Maximum water depth
12,3 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,4 µg/m³
2% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
56%
municipality 56%

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)
92%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
municipality 82%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
16%
municipality 19%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
76%
municipality 53%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 2%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
22%
municipality 13%

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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
244
-14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,0
12 burglaries
Municipality
13
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 8% 20
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 19
  • Mishandeling 7% 18
  • Woninginbraak 5% 12
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 7
  • Bedreiging 3% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 3

Per year

  1. 2602021
  2. 2672022
  3. 2792023
  4. 3032024
  5. 2762025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,22
+0,12 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,21

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 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
€ 42.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 349.900
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Dalfsen 19