District Elst

District in municipality Rhenen · Utrecht

  • 1.852 homes
  • 4.680 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 457.000

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 Elst

Homes
1.852
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
134 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.843
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 30% 557
  • Detached 30% 551
  • Semi-detached house 20% 362
  • End-terrace house 16% 288
  • Apartment 5% 94

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 586
  • B 14% 267
  • C 17% 319
  • D 12% 214
  • E 6% 110
  • F 8% 140
  • G 9% 172
  • No label 2% 44

Building period

  • Built before 1945 13% 240
  • 1945–1969 28% 522
  • 1970–1989 25% 459
  • 1990–2009 23% 427
  • 2010 and later 11% 204

Residents

Residents
4.680
January 1, 2025
Households
1.880
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
38%
Population density
2.518
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 770
  • 15–25 years 13% 590
  • 25–45 years 22% 1.035
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.335
  • 65 years and older 20% 950

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 457.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rental homes
29%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
4
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
3.070 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.010 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
498 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
2.358 passenger cars
Company locations
610
of which 110 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)
48 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
municipality 19%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
13%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 1.852 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 46% 846
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 28% 510
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 9% 161
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 171
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 161
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
3%
municipality 10%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,3 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,5 µg/m³
14% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
2% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 66%

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)
99%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
85%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 82%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
97%
municipality 95%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
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 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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
62
-27% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,5
1 burglary
Municipality
23
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 11% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 3
  • Mishandeling 3% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 1
  • Bedreiging 2% 1
  • Vernieling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 822021
  2. 762022
  3. 922023
  4. 802024
  5. 772025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 more than 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
€ 33.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 283.400
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Elst 4