District Oosthuizen

District in municipality Edam-Volendam · Noord-Holland

  • 1.682 homes
  • 3.685 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1984
  • avg. WOZ € 415.000

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 Oosthuizen

Homes
1.682
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1984
Average living area
130 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.569
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 37% 627
  • End-terrace house 20% 340
  • Detached 18% 306
  • Semi-detached house 16% 267
  • Apartment 8% 142

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 498
  • B 23% 388
  • C 26% 431
  • D 6% 96
  • E 2% 27
  • F 3% 49
  • G 4% 66
  • No label 8% 127

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 109
  • 1945–1969 14% 242
  • 1970–1989 32% 535
  • 1990–2009 25% 421
  • 2010 and later 22% 375

Residents

Residents
3.685
January 1, 2025
Households
1.535
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
38%
Population density
553
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,8 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 570
  • 15–25 years 10% 370
  • 25–45 years 25% 910
  • 45–65 years 27% 1.005
  • 65 years and older 23% 840

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 415.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
76%
Rental homes
24%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
13
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
2.920 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
990 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
850 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
11%
Mainly electrically heated
18%

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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
408 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.814 passenger cars
Company locations
475
of which 65 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)
50 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
5%
municipality 1%
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
2%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 1.682 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 36
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 62% 1.035
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 398
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 172
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 37
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
municipality 73%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
95%
Of which more than 2 m water
41%
Maximum water depth
7,2 m
average 1,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,9 µg/m³
99% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
71%
municipality 54%

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
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
78%
municipality 28%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
14%
municipality 26%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
69
-20% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
3 burglaries
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

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

Per year

  1. 802021
  2. 872022
  3. 512023
  4. 782024
  5. 792025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,18

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 −0,16 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 good

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
€ 36.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 277.300
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Oosthuizen 2