District Dorp

District in municipality Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 2.896 homes
  • 5.880 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 291.000

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 Dorp

Homes
2.896
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
97 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.600
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 44% 1.277
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 751
  • End-terrace house 16% 474
  • Semi-detached house 10% 298
  • Detached 3% 96

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 704
  • B 10% 280
  • C 14% 412
  • D 10% 287
  • E 19% 555
  • F 11% 325
  • G 10% 283
  • No label 2% 50

Building period

  • Built before 1945 17% 488
  • 1945–1969 49% 1.430
  • 1970–1989 5% 141
  • 1990–2009 14% 394
  • 2010 and later 15% 438
  • Unknown 0% 5

Residents

Residents
5.880
January 1, 2025
Households
7.490
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
36%
Population density
6.957
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 905
  • 15–25 years 9% 555
  • 25–45 years 30% 1.750
  • 45–65 years 24% 1.425
  • 65 years and older 21% 1.245

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 291.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
45%
Rental homes
55%
49% housing association
Single-family homes
37%
63% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
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
2.540 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
450 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
780 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
18%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
18%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.986 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
5.946 passenger cars
Company locations
1.375
of which 205 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 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
36%
municipality 29%
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
21%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 2.896 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 1% 17
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 22% 629
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 41% 1.181
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 571
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 16% 458
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 40

Flooding

Homes that may flood
90%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
71%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
48%
municipality 61%

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)
96%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 79%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
17%
municipality 22%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
24%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

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
69
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
403
+78% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,4
7 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 6% 25
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 22
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 12
  • Bedreiging 2% 8
  • Woninginbraak 2% 7
  • Mishandeling 1% 6
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 4
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 3

Per year

  1. 2512021
  2. 2412022
  3. 2642023
  4. 2112024
  5. 2502025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,92
−0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,09 insufficient

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
€ 29.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 38.600
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Dorp 7