District Heukelum

District in the municipality of West Betuwe · Gelderland

  • 1.368 homes
  • 3.205 residents
  • avg. year built 1966
  • avg. WOZ value € 417.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in Heukelum

Homes
1.368
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1966
Average living area
135 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.359
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 30% 412
  • Detached house 30% 406
  • End-of-terrace house 17% 228
  • Semi-detached house 13% 184
  • Flat 10% 138

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 324
  • B 16% 216
  • C 21% 289
  • D 12% 160
  • E 3% 38
  • F 6% 82
  • G 14% 186
  • No label 5% 73

Construction period

  • Before 1945 23% 313
  • 1945–1969 18% 240
  • 1970–1989 29% 401
  • 1990–2009 17% 226
  • 2010 onwards 14% 188

Residents

Residents
3.205
1 January 2025
Households
1.350
avg. 2,4 people
Single-person households
26%
Households with children
39%
Population density
667
residents per km²
Floor area
5,6 km²
of which 0,8 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 14% 435
  • 15–25 years 12% 395
  • 25–45 years 20% 650
  • 45–65 years 29% 940
  • 65 years and over 24% 780

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 417.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rented homes
30%
25% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
90%
10% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied homes
3%
New homes built during the year
5
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.970 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.190 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
1,2 km
avg. distance
GP practice
3,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
267 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.700 passenger cars
Business premises
430
of which 55 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
45 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
2%
municipality 9%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise levels at the 1.368 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 57% 775
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 33% 446
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 9% 120
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 2% 26
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
96%
municipality 96%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
92%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
77%
Maximum water depth
6,1 m
an average of 4,0 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
11,5 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
1% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
80%
municipality 70%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
95%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 80%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
84%
municipality 95%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
11%
municipality 37%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
7%
municipality 10%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
11
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
34
-43% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,7
5 burglaries
Municipality
26
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 21% 7
  • Woninginbraak 15% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 2
  • Bedreiging 6% 2
  • Mishandeling 6% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 1

By year

  1. 682021
  2. 572022
  3. 492023
  4. 532024
  5. 492025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,11

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,03 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,04 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves +0,04 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,08 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 35.500
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 42.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 247.600
Employment rate
73%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
20%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
20,8%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Heukelum 4