District Poeldijk

District in municipality Westland · Zuid-Holland

  • 3.504 homes
  • 8.245 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 439.000

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 Poeldijk

Homes
3.504
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.267
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 40% 1.393
  • Apartment 27% 945
  • End-terrace house 15% 540
  • Detached 13% 453
  • Semi-detached house 5% 173

Energy label

  • A or better 37% 1.300
  • B 14% 492
  • C 20% 691
  • D 9% 332
  • E 4% 154
  • F 4% 152
  • G 5% 173
  • No label 6% 210

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 327
  • 1945–1969 16% 576
  • 1970–1989 25% 875
  • 1990–2009 15% 512
  • 2010 and later 35% 1.211
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
8.245
January 1, 2025
Households
3.290
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
41%
Population density
1.598
inhabitants per km²
Area
5,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 1.535
  • 15–25 years 11% 915
  • 25–45 years 27% 2.225
  • 45–65 years 25% 2.035
  • 65 years and older 19% 1.530

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 439.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
26% housing association
Single-family homes
72%
28% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
22%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
119
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
2.790 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.010 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
45%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
955 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
3.410 passenger cars
Company locations
1.265
of which 215 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)
54 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
municipality 20%
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
14%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 3.504 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 1
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 1.266
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 1.135
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 434
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 442
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 224
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
95%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
63% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
32%
municipality 36%

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)
97%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
24%
municipality 38%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
53%
municipality 33%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
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 6%

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
243
-2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
5 burglaries
Municipality
31
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 27
  • Vernieling 11% 27
  • Mishandeling 11% 26
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 12
  • Bedreiging 3% 7
  • Woninginbraak 2% 5
  • Autodiefstal 2% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 3

Per year

  1. 2502021
  2. 2352022
  3. 2182023
  4. 1942024
  5. 2722025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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
€ 33.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 237.800
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Poeldijk 7