District Plaswijck

District in municipality Gouda · Zuid-Holland

  • 5.744 homes
  • 12.450 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 346.000

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 Plaswijck

Homes
5.744
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
106 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
5.640
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 46% 2.653
  • Apartment 34% 1.948
  • End-terrace house 18% 1.033
  • Semi-detached house 1% 77
  • Detached 1% 33

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 927
  • B 11% 622
  • C 51% 2.953
  • D 12% 664
  • E 5% 285
  • F 1% 57
  • G 1% 41
  • No label 3% 195

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 39
  • 1945–1969 0% 10
  • 1970–1989 92% 5.306
  • 1990–2009 3% 168
  • 2010 and later 4% 212
  • Unknown 0% 9

Residents

Residents
12.450
January 1, 2025
Households
5.630
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
37%
Households with children
32%
Population density
6.602
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 1.810
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.345
  • 25–45 years 20% 2.435
  • 45–65 years 26% 3.250
  • 65 years and older 29% 3.605

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 346.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
58%
Rental homes
42%
36% housing association
Single-family homes
68%
32% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.240 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
590 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
34%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%

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
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.217 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
4.834 passenger cars
Company locations
1.080
of which 150 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
municipality 26%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
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
10%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 5.744 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 43% 2.479
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 1.967
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 976
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 285
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 37

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
14%
Maximum water depth
2,2 m
average 1,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
87% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
64%
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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
83%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 85%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
61%
municipality 55%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 14%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 16%

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
30
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
378
-13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,9
34 burglaries
Municipality
49
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 10% 37
  • Woninginbraak 9% 34
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 27
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 21
  • Bedreiging 4% 15
  • Mishandeling 4% 14
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 12
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 5

Per year

  1. 4062021
  2. 3912022
  3. 4272023
  4. 4252024
  5. 3952025

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
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 33.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 170.900
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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