District Opmeer

District in municipality Opmeer · Noord-Holland

  • 1.037 homes
  • 2.315 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 342.000

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 Opmeer

Homes
1.037
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
122 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
924
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 35% 359
  • Apartment 20% 203
  • Detached 19% 201
  • End-terrace house 19% 198
  • Semi-detached house 7% 76

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 215
  • B 27% 280
  • C 36% 373
  • D 7% 73
  • E 1% 8
  • F 3% 27
  • G 4% 42
  • No label 2% 19

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 67
  • 1945–1969 4% 40
  • 1970–1989 56% 585
  • 1990–2009 32% 334
  • 2010 and later 1% 10
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.315
January 1, 2025
Households
950
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
35%
Population density
356
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 315
  • 15–25 years 11% 255
  • 25–45 years 26% 605
  • 45–65 years 26% 595
  • 65 years and older 24% 550

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 342.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rental homes
29%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
123
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
2.600 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
990 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
930 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
45%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
707 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.104 passenger cars
Company locations
420
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)
52 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
21%
municipality 18%
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 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.037 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 17
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 48% 496
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 31% 318
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 140
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 59
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
80%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
10%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
2,5 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
57%
municipality 65%

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)
98%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
83%
municipality 52%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 8%
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
41
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
95
+14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,0
1 burglary
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 20% 19
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 6
  • Mishandeling 5% 5
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 792021
  2. 962022
  3. 742023
  4. 922024
  5. 842025

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
4,09
−0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 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 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 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

Median household wealth
€ 217.400
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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