District Voorhof

District in municipality Delft · Zuid-Holland

  • 8.225 homes
  • 14.885 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 255.000

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 Voorhof

Homes
8.225
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
73 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
8.039
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 92% 7.561
  • Mid-terrace house 6% 481
  • End-terrace house 2% 164
  • Detached 0% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 2.557
  • B 9% 770
  • C 14% 1.185
  • D 11% 932
  • E 23% 1.915
  • F 4% 336
  • G 6% 455
  • No label 1% 75

Building period

  • 1945–1969 61% 4.977
  • 1970–1989 13% 1.055
  • 1990–2009 4% 320
  • 2010 and later 23% 1.872
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
14.885
January 1, 2025
Households
9.120
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
64%
Households with children
16%
Population density
11.870
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 1.600
  • 15–25 years 22% 3.335
  • 25–45 years 36% 5.305
  • 45–65 years 16% 2.445
  • 65 years and older 15% 2.190

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 255.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
26%
Rental homes
74%
45% housing association
Single-family homes
8%
92% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
19%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
103
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
2.230 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
70 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
450 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
6%
Gas-free
18%
District heating
32%
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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
19
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.854 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
3.559 passenger cars
Company locations
1.345
of which 250 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)
56 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
45%
municipality 34%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
13%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 8.225 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 291
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 40% 3.269
  • 56–60 dB: busy 50% 4.104
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 415
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 146

Flooding

Homes that may flood
73%
municipality 44%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
39%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,5 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
49%
municipality 50%

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
41–43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
57%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
12%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
68
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.008
+2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,4
28 burglaries
Municipality
57
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 31% 316
  • Vernieling 7% 71
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 68
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 48
  • Mishandeling 4% 39
  • Woninginbraak 3% 28
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 27
  • Bedreiging 1% 13

Per year

  1. 7832021
  2. 9132022
  3. 8982023
  4. 9422024
  5. 1.0402025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,84
−0,27 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,13 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,09 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 insufficient

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
€ 29.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 9.500
Net labour participation
63%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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