District West

District in municipality Apeldoorn · Gelderland

  • 10.859 homes
  • 22.005 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 421.000

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 West

Homes
10.859
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
115 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
10.705
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 36% 3.899
  • Detached 23% 2.536
  • Semi-detached house 17% 1.795
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 1.668
  • End-terrace house 9% 961

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 2.376
  • B 12% 1.281
  • C 22% 2.398
  • D 10% 1.117
  • E 9% 926
  • F 8% 865
  • G 16% 1.776
  • No label 1% 120

Building period

  • Built before 1945 29% 3.140
  • 1945–1969 33% 3.554
  • 1970–1989 20% 2.204
  • 1990–2009 11% 1.245
  • 2010 and later 7% 706
  • Unknown 0% 10

Residents

Residents
22.005
January 1, 2025
Households
10.410
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
30%
Population density
1.943
inhabitants per km²
Area
11,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 3.085
  • 15–25 years 10% 2.250
  • 25–45 years 21% 4.715
  • 45–65 years 28% 6.270
  • 65 years and older 26% 5.685

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 421.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
65%
35% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
5
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
670 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
38%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.045 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
10.061 passenger cars
Company locations
2.790
of which 325 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)
51 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
16%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
2%
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
7%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 10.859 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 11% 1.144
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 43% 4.628
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 2.937
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 1.359
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 667
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 124

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,2 µg/m³
7% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
52%
municipality 48%

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)
82%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 91%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 55%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
37
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
804
+11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,5
38 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 110
  • Vernieling 11% 87
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 7% 57
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 57
  • Woninginbraak 5% 38
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 30
  • Mishandeling 2% 20
  • Bedreiging 1% 11

Per year

  1. 7162021
  2. 6912022
  3. 6662023
  4. 7892024
  5. 7342025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,28
+0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 38.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 45.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 227.000
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in West 7