District De Peulen

District in municipality Hardinxveld-Giessendam · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.364 homes
  • 3.045 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 314.000

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 Peulen

Homes
1.364
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
101 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.372
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 48% 649
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 375
  • End-terrace house 13% 171
  • Semi-detached house 8% 110
  • Detached 4% 59

Energy label

  • A or better 34% 466
  • B 6% 88
  • C 28% 385
  • D 15% 210
  • E 7% 99
  • F 6% 78
  • G 3% 37
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 47
  • 1945–1969 32% 437
  • 1970–1989 38% 514
  • 1990–2009 13% 173
  • 2010 and later 14% 190
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
3.045
January 1, 2025
Households
1.345
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
31%
Population density
3.247
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²
of which 0,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 545
  • 15–25 years 11% 330
  • 25–45 years 26% 795
  • 45–65 years 20% 610
  • 65 years and older 25% 765

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 314.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
52%
Rental homes
48%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
52%
48% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.430 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
540 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
690 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
37%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.261 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.274 passenger cars
Company locations
320
of which 40 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)
55 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
34%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
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
10%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 1.364 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 9% 119
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 48% 653
  • 56–60 dB: busy 36% 485
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 106
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
68%
municipality 82%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
61%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
2,9 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
59%
municipality 59%

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)
88%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 75%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
97%
municipality 72%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 46%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
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 4%

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
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
78
+13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,1
7 burglaries
Municipality
23
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 9% 7
  • Bedreiging 6% 5
  • Mishandeling 5% 4
  • Vernieling 5% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 1% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 1% 1

Per year

  1. 832021
  2. 822022
  3. 732023
  4. 712024
  5. 662025

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
4,00
−0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,08 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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
€ 30.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 111.800
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in De Peulen 2