District Oosterheem

District in the municipality of Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 9.460 homes
  • 24.475 residents
  • avg. year built 2008

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

Homes in Oosterheem

Homes
9.460
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
2008
Average living area
128 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
8.992
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 44% 4.130
  • Flat 33% 3.117
  • End-of-terrace house 12% 1.137
  • Semi-detached house 6% 560
  • Detached house 5% 516

Energy label

  • A or better 88% 8.339
  • B 9% 886
  • C 0% 34
  • F 0% 1
  • G 0% 2
  • No label 2% 198

Construction period

  • Before 1945 0% 13
  • 1945–1969 0% 2
  • 1990–2009 71% 6.757
  • 2010 onwards 28% 2.687
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
24.475
1 January 2025

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 19% 4.705
  • 15–25 years 14% 3.455
  • 25–45 years 25% 6.170
  • 45–65 years 28% 6.785
  • 65 years and over 14% 3.355

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

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
15%
municipality 29%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
11%
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 1%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
3%
municipality 9%

Noise levels at the 9.460 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 15% 1.373
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 3.322
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 27% 2.584
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 1.418
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 581
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 182

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
98%
municipality 97%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
95%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
7%
Maximum water depth
2,8 m
an average of 1,3 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
14,2 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,5 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
86% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Bright
municipality: bright
Green space within 500 m
57%
municipality 61%

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 per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
49–50 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
98%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
38%
municipality 79%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
30%
municipality 22%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
10%
municipality 12%
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 2%

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
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
608
+23% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
14 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 86
  • Mishandeling 9% 52
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 43
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 35
  • Bedreiging 5% 33
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 25
  • Woninginbraak 2% 14
  • Autodiefstal 2% 13

By year

  1. 6372021
  2. 5652022
  3. 4632023
  4. 5192024
  5. 5422025

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.

Neighbourhoods in Oosterheem 19