From apartments to detached houses
Housing profiles differ between municipalities in Noord-Holland. Local figures show the proportions of single-family homes and dwellings in multi-unit buildings. Shared floors and walls may matter when preparing an apartment alteration; extending a detached house raises different questions about connections to the existing structure. Select your municipality below for its local profile, associated settlements and the structural calculation suited to your project.
| Characteristic | Number | Reference date or period |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial population | 2,992,016 | 1 January 2025 |
| Municipalities | 44 | 2026 classification |
| Officially registered settlements | 238 | 1 January 2026 |
| Homes | 1,420,068 | 1 January 2025 |
| Newly built homes added | 13,969 | 2025 |
| All renovations | Not available in these sources | No estimate |
CBS — population (1 January 2025) · CBS — housing stock and dwelling types (2025) · CBS — officially registered settlements (1 January 2026)
Soil and ground types
Within the boundaries of Noord-Holland, map unit pMn85A covers the largest measured area of soil polygons in this analysis: 12,062 hectares, or 5.5% of the mapped area.
Original Dutch source name:
Kalkrijke leek-/woudeerdgronden; klei, profielverloop 5
| Map code | Dutch soil classification: first unit | Area (ha) | Share of mapped area |
|---|---|---|---|
| pMn85A | Kalkrijke leek-/woudeerdgronden; klei, profielverloop 5 | 12,062 | 5.5% |
| pMn55A | Kalkrijke leek-/woudeerdgronden; zavel, profielverloop 5 | 8,768 | 4.0% |
| Mn15A | Kalkrijke poldervaaggronden; lichte zavel, profielverloop 5 | 8,544 | 3.9% |
| Mn25A | Kalkrijke poldervaaggronden; zware zavel, profielverloop 5 | 8,028 | 3.7% |
| pMn85C | Kalkarme leek-/woudeerdgronden; klei, profielverloop 5 | 7,600 | 3.5% |
| Other units | Other mapped soil polygons | 174,385 | 79.5% |
The shares are calculated within the soil polygons on the map, not across all land or all building addresses. For compound map codes, the name of the first unit is shown. The map describes shallow soil; built-up areas are not fully mapped. It does not establish bearing capacity or determine whether piles, pad footings or strip foundations should be used.
Explore subsurface data in BROloket · How the soil map can be used · Method and sources for these area profiles
Read about foundation investigations · Pad footing, pile or strip foundation?
How much renovation takes place?
The CBS tables used here do not provide a complete local renovation count for Noord-Holland. We therefore do not estimate this from population, new homes or a national percentage. These sources also do not establish which type of renovation is most common.