District Meerestein

District in municipality Beverwijk · Noord-Holland

  • 3.423 homes
  • 6.455 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 287.000

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 Meerestein

Homes
3.423
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
88 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.388
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 72% 2.474
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 606
  • End-terrace house 7% 247
  • Semi-detached house 2% 62
  • Detached 1% 34

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 837
  • B 14% 491
  • C 30% 1.023
  • D 14% 478
  • E 11% 364
  • F 2% 85
  • G 3% 119
  • No label 1% 26

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 204
  • 1945–1969 36% 1.227
  • 1970–1989 26% 885
  • 1990–2009 16% 556
  • 2010 and later 16% 551

Residents

Residents
6.455
January 1, 2025
Households
3.180
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
45%
Households with children
27%
Population density
7.060
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 865
  • 15–25 years 9% 580
  • 25–45 years 26% 1.670
  • 45–65 years 24% 1.535
  • 65 years and older 28% 1.805

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 287.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
37%
Rental homes
63%
54% housing association
Single-family homes
28%
72% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
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
2.010 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
290 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
660 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
17%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
5%

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.673 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
2.839 passenger cars
Company locations
590
of which 100 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
33%
municipality 27%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 9%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 3.423 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 65% 2.214
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 791
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 294
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 124

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 7%
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
13,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
44%
municipality 43%

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)
93%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 80%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
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 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
35
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
223
-9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
4 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 17% 38
  • Mishandeling 8% 18
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 15
  • Openlijk geweld 4% 8
  • Bedreiging 4% 8
  • Woninginbraak 2% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 4
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 4

Per year

  1. 2432021
  2. 2542022
  3. 2422023
  4. 2662024
  5. 2412025

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
3,91
−0,19 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,00

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 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
€ 30.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 32.299
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Meerestein 4