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Living in Gouda

Gouda lies in the middle of the Green Heart, on soft peat soil that slowly settles. The historic centre is centuries old: many buildings stand on wooden piles or even directly on the ground without piles.

Outside the centre, many neighbourhoods were built after the war, such as Bloemendaal and Goverwelle. The contrast between the old core and newer areas makes the construction year especially important in Gouda.

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Gouda in numbers

Residents
77,818
figure from 2026
Average home value (WOZ)
€356,000
Netherlands: €398,000figure from 2025
Owner-occupied homes
56%
Netherlands: 57%figure from 2025
Households with children
31%
Netherlands: 31%figure from 2026
Distance to GP
0.7 km
Netherlands: 1.1 kmfigure from 2025
Distance to large supermarket
0.7 km
Netherlands: 1 kmfigure from 2025

Foundations in Gouda

37% of the 34,957 buildings in Gouda were built before 1970. In the west and north of the Netherlands, homes from that period often stand on wooden piles.

37% of the buildings are on soft soil or in an urban area in the west or north and date from before 1970. For those, our check shows ‘Needs attention’.

Soil under the buildings

  • Soft soil (peat, clay)

    21% of buildings · 4% of those from before 1970

  • City, soil not classified

    79% of buildings · 45% of those from before 1970

Foundation map of Gouda

Indicative areas of concern for foundation problems: the share of buildings from before 1970 per postcode area, coloured by soil type. Zoom in or out to explore.

Noise in Gouda

In half of the 44 neighbourhoods, daytime noise is 52 dB or less. In 32% of neighbourhoods it is 55 dB or more, a level many people find annoying.

Quietest neighbourhoods

  1. Grassen- Waterbuurt45 dB
  2. De Korte Akkeren Oud46 dB
  3. Vreewijk46 dB

Noisiest neighbourhoods

  1. De Goudse Poort66 dB
  2. Stolwijkersluis Oost65 dB
  3. Industrieterrein Kromme Gouwe63 dB

Air quality in Gouda

Half of the neighbourhoods have a nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) level of 15.2 µg/m³ or less. The WHO guideline is 10; the European limit from 2030 is 20.

Cleanest air

  1. Componistenbuurt11.8 µg/m³
  2. Polderbuurt12.6 µg/m³
  3. Vrijheidsbuurt12.6 µg/m³

Most nitrogen dioxide

  1. De Goudse Poort20.8 µg/m³
  2. Pioniersbuurt19.7 µg/m³
  3. Oostpolder in Schieland17.9 µg/m³

Noise and air quality per neighbourhood are taken at the centre point of the neighbourhood. Next to busy roads in the same neighbourhood it can differ. Check an address for the value at that spot.

Sources: RVO/KCAF (2019), RIVM noise (2022) and air quality (2024), CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten. Aggregated on October 12, 2026.