District Wijchen kern

District in municipality Wijchen · Gelderland

  • 15.814 homes
  • 34.385 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 360.000

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 Wijchen kern

Homes
15.814
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
15.259
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 40% 6.364
  • Apartment 20% 3.132
  • End-terrace house 19% 3.055
  • Semi-detached house 11% 1.668
  • Detached 10% 1.595

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 5.038
  • B 24% 3.789
  • C 29% 4.608
  • D 7% 1.079
  • E 2% 280
  • F 2% 278
  • G 2% 300
  • No label 3% 442

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 470
  • 1945–1969 14% 2.256
  • 1970–1989 45% 7.123
  • 1990–2009 23% 3.669
  • 2010 and later 14% 2.263
  • Unknown 0% 33

Residents

Residents
34.385
January 1, 2025
Households
15.125
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
36%
Population density
2.489
inhabitants per km²
Area
14,0 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 5.055
  • 15–25 years 11% 3.890
  • 25–45 years 23% 7.845
  • 45–65 years 28% 9.610
  • 65 years and older 23% 7.980

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 360.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
80%
20% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
267
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
2.730 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
970 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
820 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
42%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.473 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
16.666 passenger cars
Company locations
4.130
of which 760 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)
50 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 11%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 3%
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
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 15.814 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 12% 1.891
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 7.121
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 4.726
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 1.463
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 435
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 153
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 25

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
96%
Of which more than 2 m water
36%
Maximum water depth
4,9 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
55%
municipality 59%

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)
96%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
85%
municipality 84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
97%
municipality 92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
81%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
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
30
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.024
+4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
36 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 83
  • Vernieling 8% 83
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 52
  • Mishandeling 5% 49
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 40
  • Woninginbraak 4% 36
  • Bedreiging 3% 29
  • Autodiefstal 2% 24

Per year

  1. 1.1962021
  2. 1.1532022
  3. 1.0502023
  4. 1.0842024
  5. 9792025

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
4,15
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 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
€ 34.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 195.100
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Wijchen kern 39