District Oostwoud

District in municipality Medemblik · Noord-Holland

  • 357 homes
  • 875 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1953
  • avg. WOZ € 430.000

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 Oostwoud

Homes
357
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1953
Average living area
156 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
381
2025

Home type

  • Detached 52% 186
  • Semi-detached house 17% 61
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 43
  • End-terrace house 11% 39
  • Apartment 8% 28

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 49
  • B 12% 44
  • C 19% 67
  • D 11% 39
  • E 1% 2
  • F 9% 32
  • G 27% 96
  • No label 8% 28

Building period

  • Built before 1945 39% 140
  • 1945–1969 14% 50
  • 1970–1989 24% 85
  • 1990–2009 15% 53
  • 2010 and later 8% 29

Residents

Residents
875
January 1, 2025
Households
375
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
33%
Population density
91
inhabitants per km²
Area
9,7 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 100
  • 15–25 years 11% 95
  • 25–45 years 20% 170
  • 45–65 years 32% 275
  • 65 years and older 26% 230

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 430.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
81%
Rental homes
19%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
93%
7% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
3.150 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.180 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.120 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
48%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
1,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,9 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,3 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
158 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
482 passenger cars
Company locations
145
of which 20 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)
49 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 357 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 31% 110
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 25% 89
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 29% 104
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 50
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 93%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
15%
Maximum water depth
2,5 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
86%
municipality 66%

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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
13%
municipality 20%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 37%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
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 11%

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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
15
-29% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
23
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Inbraak schuur/garage 13% 2
  • Mishandeling 7% 1
  • Vernieling 7% 1

Per year

  1. 222021
  2. 222022
  3. 122023
  4. 172024
  5. 152025

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
4,16
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,08 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,19 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 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

Median household wealth
€ 300.200
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
25%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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