District Meerkerk

District in municipality Vijfheerenlanden · Utrecht

  • 1.399 homes
  • 3.240 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 391.000

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 Meerkerk

Homes
1.399
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
130 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.295
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 31% 439
  • End-terrace house 22% 304
  • Detached 21% 295
  • Semi-detached house 13% 185
  • Apartment 13% 176

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 399
  • B 13% 179
  • C 23% 320
  • D 8% 117
  • E 3% 35
  • F 6% 77
  • G 10% 144
  • No label 9% 128

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 228
  • 1945–1969 18% 247
  • 1970–1989 32% 446
  • 1990–2009 9% 128
  • 2010 and later 25% 349
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.240
January 1, 2025
Households
1.325
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
38%
Population density
2.173
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 595
  • 15–25 years 11% 355
  • 25–45 years 26% 825
  • 45–65 years 23% 755
  • 65 years and older 22% 705

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 391.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
68%
Rental homes
32%
26% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.750 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
443 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.517 passenger cars
Company locations
460
of which 85 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 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
36%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.399 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 8% 115
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 49% 691
  • 56–60 dB: busy 33% 455
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 98
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 33
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
91%
municipality 92%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
83%
Of which more than 2 m water
79%
Maximum water depth
3,6 m
average 2,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
26% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
66%
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)
99%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
47%
municipality 82%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
5%
municipality 39%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 13%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
83
+15% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,3
6 burglaries
Municipality
27
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 7
  • Woninginbraak 7% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 4
  • Bedreiging 4% 3
  • Mishandeling 4% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 772021
  2. 632022
  3. 682023
  4. 722024
  5. 802025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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
€ 32.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 236.600
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Meerkerk 4