A calm spot in Boomberg
This apartment on Vaartweg 148 sits on a quiet road in a residential area of Boomberg, a neighbourhood in the northwest of Hilversum. The home dates from 1959 and is offered for €365,000. That asking price is keen compared with the average asking price in the neighbourhood, which comes to €794,974. For context, the average asking price per square metre in the neighbourhood is €5,672, while this home is listed at €5,214 per square metre. If you are looking at apartments in Hilversum, this one sits at the lower end of the price range.
The home itself
This apartment is on the third floor and spans three floors in total, with three rooms, two bedrooms and one bathroom. The living area is listed as 70 m² by the agent, while the BAG registration records 69 m². The home has a balcony, and the agent mentions roof insulation and floor insulation. Heating is via a central heating boiler, and the property is in full ownership. There is a homeowners' association fee of €275 per month. The energy label is E, which is on the lower end of the scale, so expect higher energy costs.
Life in Boomberg
Boomberg is a residential neighbourhood with about 3,190 residents, and a large share of them are older: 29% are 65 or over. Residents across the municipality of Hilversum give their living environment an average score of 7.61, based on 31 reviews. One resident notes that the area is "generally good but things can always be better in my opinion." Another mentions "good accessibility," saying that "within a reasonable distance you have supermarkets or the train station." A third resident describes it as a "safe neighbourhood, occasionally some nuisance from young people." These reviews reflect the wider municipality rather than Boomberg specifically. For more on the Boomberg neighbourhood, the data shows a mix of households, with 45% single-person households and 27% households with children.
Amenities and transport
Daily errands are well covered here. The SPAR express is on your doorstep, and a full SPAR and an Aldi are just around the corner. An Albert Heijn is a ten-minute walk away. For secondary education, the Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum is a couple of streets away, and the A. Roland Holst College is also within walking distance. The nearest GP is MC de Vaart, Praktijk Brooks, a five-minute walk, and the pharmacy is about a ten-minute walk. Bus stops on the Schuttersweg are on your doorstep, with lines 1 and 121, and Hilversum train station is a ten-minute walk. The municipality of Hilversum is well served by these connections, as you can see from the municipality of Hilversum.
WOZ and address data
The WOZ value for this home is €322,000, based on the reference date 1 January 2025. The asking price is 13% above that WOZ value. Between 2020 and 2025, the WOZ value rose by 35%, from €238,000 to €322,000. As for the address, the noise level from road traffic is 54 dB Lden, which is above the noise standard, based on 2022 data. The foundation risk indication is low, and the soil type is sand, though this is an area-level indication rather than an inspection of this specific home. For climate risks, pluvial flooding is low, as is flood risk now and in 2050, while heat stress is currently low but medium by 2050.
Source
At the time of writing, the home is offered via multiple channels, including Koster Di Giacomo and their listing on Funda.
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The WOZ value is set annually by the municipality with 1 January as its reference date, and therefore lags the market by about a year. It is an estimated market value, not a sale price.
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About Vaartweg 148, Hilversum
How does the asking price compare to the neighbourhood average?
The asking price of €365,000 is 54% below the average asking price in Boomberg, which is €794,974. The average asking price per square metre in the neighbourhood is €5,672, while this home is listed at €5,214 per square metre. The price verdict is described as keen compared with the neighbourhood average.
What is the layout of this apartment?
The apartment is on the third floor and has three rooms, two bedrooms and one bathroom, spread over three floors. The living area is listed as 70 m² by the agent, while the BAG registration records 69 m². There is a balcony, and the property is in full ownership. The homeowners' association fee is €275 per month.
What is the WOZ value and how has it changed?
The WOZ value is €322,000, based on the reference date 1 January 2025. The asking price is 13% above this WOZ value. Over the past five years, the WOZ value has risen by 35%, from €238,000 in 2020 to €322,000 in 2025. This reflects the municipal valuation, not the current market value.
What is the foundation risk for this address?
The foundation risk indication for this address is low, and the soil type is sand. This is an area-level indication based on public data, not an inspection of this specific home. The home was built in 1959, which is before 1970, a factor that is noted in the risk data.
What are the noise levels around this address?
The noise level from road traffic is 54 dB Lden, which is above the noise standard, based on 2022 data. Noise from rail traffic is 26 dB Lden, which is not above the standard, and noise from air traffic is 45 dB Lden, also not above the standard. These are area-level indications from public data.
What supermarkets are nearby?
The nearest supermarket is a SPAR express, just around the corner at about 220 metres. A full SPAR and an Aldi are both about 850 metres away, and an Albert Heijn is about a kilometre away. Within five kilometres, there are 26 supermarkets in total.
Which schools are close to this home?
The Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum, a secondary school, is a couple of streets away at about 270 metres. The A. Roland Holst College is also nearby, at about 470 metres. For primary education, the Basisschool Vondelschool is about 640 metres away, and the Violenschool is about 790 metres away.
How is the public transport in this area?
The nearest bus stop is Hilversum, Schuttersweg, on your doorstep at about 100 metres, with bus lines 1 and 121. Another stop, Hilversum, Paulus van Loolaan, is about 190 metres away with the same lines. Hilversum train station is about 1.5 kilometres away, a ten-minute walk.
What is the energy label and what does it mean?
The energy label is E. This is a lower label, so you can expect higher energy costs for heating and electricity. The agent mentions roof insulation and floor insulation, and the home has a central heating boiler. The label itself does not say anything about the condition of the home.
What is the neighbourhood like in terms of demographics?
Boomberg has about 3,190 residents, with 29% aged 65 or over and 29% aged 45 to 64. Single-person households make up 45% of all households, and 27% of households have children. The average household size is 2.0. These figures give a sense of the mix of residents in the area.
