District De Buurt

District in municipality Wageningen · Gelderland

  • 3.878 homes
  • 7.095 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 286.000

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 De Buurt

Homes
3.878
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.768
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 59% 2.290
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 894
  • End-terrace house 14% 543
  • Semi-detached house 3% 116
  • Detached 1% 35

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 1.005
  • B 15% 588
  • C 22% 836
  • D 17% 675
  • E 9% 360
  • F 4% 161
  • G 4% 140
  • No label 3% 113

Building period

  • Built before 1945 11% 417
  • 1945–1969 39% 1.511
  • 1970–1989 33% 1.285
  • 1990–2009 7% 278
  • 2010 and later 10% 387

Residents

Residents
7.095
January 1, 2025
Households
4.055
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
58%
Households with children
22%
Population density
8.705
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 970
  • 15–25 years 15% 1.060
  • 25–45 years 29% 2.030
  • 45–65 years 21% 1.525
  • 65 years and older 21% 1.515

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 286.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
16%
Rental homes
84%
74% housing association
Single-family homes
42%
58% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
1.910 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
370 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
710 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
29%
Gas-free
3%
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.185 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
2.408 passenger cars
Company locations
575
of which 75 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 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
municipality 25%
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
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 3.878 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 65
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 1.567
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 1.088
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 708
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 427
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 23

Flooding

Homes that may flood
54%
municipality 60%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
47%
Of which more than 2 m water
3%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
14% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
40%
municipality 53%

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)
85%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
81%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
98%
municipality 96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
90%
municipality 62%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
municipality 7%
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
35
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
248
-7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,6
14 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 40
  • Vernieling 11% 27
  • Woninginbraak 6% 14
  • Mishandeling 6% 14
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 13
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 11
  • Bedreiging 3% 7
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 4

Per year

  1. 2632021
  2. 2772022
  3. 3262023
  4. 2832024
  5. 2562025

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
4,05
−0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 26.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 31.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 10.300
Net labour participation
63%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
9,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in De Buurt 4