District Wildervank

District in municipality Veendam · Groningen

  • 2.460 homes
  • 5.495 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 273.000

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 Wildervank

Homes
2.460
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.480
2025

Home type

  • Detached 44% 1.084
  • Semi-detached house 22% 548
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 316
  • Apartment 12% 302
  • End-terrace house 9% 210

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 631
  • B 17% 428
  • C 15% 380
  • D 7% 184
  • E 5% 127
  • F 7% 164
  • G 21% 506
  • No label 2% 40

Building period

  • Built before 1945 31% 754
  • 1945–1969 15% 366
  • 1970–1989 21% 524
  • 1990–2009 26% 644
  • 2010 and later 7% 171
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
5.495
January 1, 2025
Households
2.455
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
35%
Population density
205
inhabitants per km²
Area
28,1 km²
of which 1,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 715
  • 15–25 years 12% 670
  • 25–45 years 22% 1.185
  • 45–65 years 32% 1.745
  • 65 years and older 22% 1.185

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 273.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
17% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
16
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
3.020 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.540 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.060 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
14%

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
1,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
595 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
3.024 passenger cars
Company locations
550
of which 85 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)
49 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
22%
municipality 18%
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
3%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 2.460 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 34% 834
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 743
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 434
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 391
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 58

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
5,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
62%
municipality 53%

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 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
66%
municipality 46%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 3%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
22%
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
20
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
110
-25% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,8
2 burglaries
Municipality
31
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 17
  • Mishandeling 13% 14
  • Bedreiging 7% 8
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 3
  • Woninginbraak 2% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1
  • Drugshandel 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1232021
  2. 1162022
  3. 1212023
  4. 1242024
  5. 1422025

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
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,06
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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
€ 32.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 129.400
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Wildervank 5