District Eemster

District in municipality Westerveld · Drenthe

  • 117 homes
  • 370 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1943
  • avg. WOZ € 540.000

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 Eemster

Homes
117
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1943
Average living area
246 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
147
2025

Home type

  • Detached 89% 104
  • Semi-detached house 8% 9
  • End-terrace house 2% 2
  • Apartment 1% 1
  • Mid-terrace house 1% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 15
  • B 9% 10
  • C 10% 12
  • D 11% 13
  • E 5% 6
  • F 7% 8
  • G 37% 43
  • No label 9% 10

Building period

  • Built before 1945 55% 64
  • 1945–1969 10% 12
  • 1970–1989 14% 16
  • 1990–2009 17% 20
  • 2010 and later 3% 4
  • Unknown 1% 1

Residents

Residents
370
January 1, 2025
Households
145
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
17%
Households with children
34%
Population density
31
inhabitants per km²
Area
11,6 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 55
  • 15–25 years 8% 30
  • 25–45 years 13% 50
  • 45–65 years 35% 130
  • 65 years and older 29% 110

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 540.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
89%
Rental homes
11%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
4.080 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.960 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.430 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
51%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
15%

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
4,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
4,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
5,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
2,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
0
Urbanity
Non-urban
22 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
204 passenger cars
Company locations
85
of which 5 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)
46 dB
municipality 46 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 9%
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
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 117 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 34% 40
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 36
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 39
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
92%
municipality 76%

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
41–43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
70%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
68%
municipality 98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
12%
municipality 77%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 3%

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
3
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1
-67% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
17
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Per year

  1. 82021
  2. 32022
  3. 82023
  4. 52024
  5. 32025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,29
+0,19 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,24

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,14 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,23 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,14 good
  • 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

Median household wealth
€ 562.800
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
42%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Eemster 2