District Ommen

District in the municipality of Ommen · Overijssel

  • 5.783 homes
  • 13.420 residents
  • avg. year built 1982
  • avg. WOZ value € 380.000

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 Ommen

Homes
5.783
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1982
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
5.783
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 24% 1.392
  • Detached house 24% 1.380
  • Flat 20% 1.146
  • Semi-detached house 16% 943
  • End-of-terrace house 16% 922

Energy label

  • A or better 33% 1.890
  • B 15% 873
  • C 23% 1.350
  • D 9% 539
  • E 3% 176
  • F 5% 262
  • G 5% 269
  • No label 7% 424

Construction period

  • Before 1945 6% 375
  • 1945–1969 21% 1.224
  • 1970–1989 35% 2.022
  • 1990–2009 22% 1.253
  • 2010 onwards 16% 909

Residents

Residents
13.420
1 January 2025
Households
5.690
avg. 2,3 people
Single-person households
33%
Households with children
33%
Population density
245
residents per km²
Floor area
55,4 km²
of which 1,1 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 16% 2.135
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.450
  • 25–45 years 22% 3.000
  • 45–65 years 25% 3.365
  • 65 years and over 26% 3.465

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 380.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rented homes
33%
22% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
78%
22% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied homes
5%
New homes built during the year
82
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
2.730 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.280 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
51%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
1,3 km
avg. distance
GP practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Degree of urbanisation
Slightly urbanised
714 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
6.446 passenger cars
Business premises
1.590
of which 330 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)
54 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
9%
municipality 9%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
4%
municipality 4%

Noise levels at the 5.783 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 291
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 26% 1.507
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 37% 2.165
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 22% 1.275
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 327
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 216
  • above 70 dB: extremely noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
17%
municipality 16%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
1%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
an average of 0,2 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
7,1 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
47%
municipality 53%

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)
93%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 95%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
6%
municipality 49%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
76%
municipality 69%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
4%
municipality 4%
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 1%

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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
319
-8% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,6
15 burglaries
Municipality
23
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 8% 24
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 20
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 19
  • Mishandeling 5% 17
  • Woninginbraak 5% 15
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 13
  • Bedreiging 3% 9
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 6

By year

  1. 2912021
  2. 3702022
  3. 3202023
  4. 3672024
  5. 3372025

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

Very good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Very good
category 8 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,00
2022 assessment: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,21

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,03 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,08 poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves +0,05 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,09 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
€ 32.299
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 39.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 235.400
Employment rate
74%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
16%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
16,3%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Ommen 26