District Velp

District in the municipality of Rheden · Gelderland

  • 9.056 homes
  • 18.455 residents
  • avg. year built 1959
  • avg. WOZ value € 382.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Velp

Homes
9.056
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1959
Average living area
117 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
9.095
2025

Home type

  • Flat 38% 3.468
  • Semi-detached house 21% 1.863
  • Mid-terrace house 19% 1.734
  • End-of-terrace house 14% 1.238
  • Detached house 8% 753

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 1.578
  • B 9% 774
  • C 17% 1.583
  • D 12% 1.044
  • E 12% 1.114
  • F 8% 760
  • G 15% 1.334
  • No label 10% 869

Construction period

  • Before 1945 27% 2.440
  • 1945–1969 31% 2.833
  • 1970–1989 28% 2.573
  • 1990–2009 6% 552
  • 2010 onwards 7% 628
  • Unknown 0% 30

Residents

Residents
18.455
1 January 2025
Households
9.465
avg. 1,9 people
Single-person households
49%
Households with children
25%
Population density
1.719
residents per km²
Floor area
11,0 km²
of which 0,3 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 13% 2.440
  • 15–25 years 12% 2.170
  • 25–45 years 22% 4.080
  • 45–65 years 25% 4.705
  • 65 years and over 27% 5.060

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 382.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
51%
Rented homes
49%
26% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
62%
38% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied homes
5%
New homes built during the year
39
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.540 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
540 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
980 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
600 m
avg. distance
GP practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
2.004 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
8.105 passenger cars
Business premises
2.615
of which 370 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
51 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
23%
municipality 19%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
5%
municipality 4%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
10%
municipality 7%

Noise levels at the 9.056 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 14% 1.289
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 3.706
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 20% 1.833
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 1.352
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 781
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 95

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
58%
municipality 25%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
53%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
36%
Maximum water depth
6,3 m
an average of 2,5 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
14,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
14,8 µg/m³
23% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
45%
municipality 50%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
93%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
74%
municipality 82%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
84%
municipality 92%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
10%
municipality 19%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
46
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
839
+24% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,9
35 burglaries
Municipality
37
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 93
  • Vernieling 11% 91
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 56
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 37
  • Woninginbraak 4% 35
  • Mishandeling 4% 30
  • Bedreiging 2% 19
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 14

By year

  1. 6932021
  2. 6602022
  3. 7602023
  4. 7512024
  5. 6752025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,17
+0,07 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,03
2022 assessment: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,00 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,01 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,03 adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 35.500
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 41.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 85.100
Employment rate
68%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
19%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
19%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Velp 5