Onderzoek Beleving Woonomgeving (OBW). Hinder en slaapverstoring in de woonomgeving 2024
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RIVM rapport 2025-0082
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nl
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2025-09-23
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Onderzoek Beleving Woonomgeving (OBW). Hinder en slaapverstoring in de woonomgeving 2024
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Study of Perception of the Home Environment (OBW). Annoyance and sleep disturbance in 2024
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Abstract
Het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (I&W(Ministerie van Infrastructuur & Waterstaat)) wil weten hoe bewoners in Nederland hun woonomgeving beleven. Samen met het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS(Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)) onderzoekt het RIVM dit sinds 2019 elk jaar. Het RIVM heeft hierbij onder andere gekeken hoe bewoners geluid, trillingen, geur, licht en veiligheid in de woonomgeving ervaren. Dit keer gaat het onderzoek over de resultaten over 2024. Deze zijn ook vergeleken met die van 2023 en de gemiddelde resultaten van de vier jaar daarvoor (2019-2022).
In 2024 zijn iets meer mensen ontevreden over hun leefomgeving. Geluid van wegverkeer is de grootste bron van ernstige hinder en de op één na grootste bron van ernstige slaapverstoring. Binnen wegverkeer veroorzaken brommers en motoren de meeste ernstige geluidhinder en ernstige slaapverstoring. Vergeleken met 2023 is de ernstige hinder voor bijna alle geluidsbronnen binnen het wegverkeer afgenomen. Alleen voor het geluid voor militaire voertuigen is deze hetzelfde gebleven. Wegverkeer geeft ook overlast, omdat het trillingen veroorzaakt.
Buren zijn de tweede belangrijkste bron van geluidshinder. Ook veroorzaken 'activiteiten van buren' geuroverlast. Dit is de belangrijkste bron van ernstige geurhinder. Dit gaat vooral om geuren van open haarden, vuurkorven en barbecues. 'Activiteiten van buren' zorgen ook voor ernstige hinder door trillingen.
Verder komt uit het onderzoek naar voren dat de ernstige hinder van relatief nieuwe bronnen, zoals laagfrequent geluid (bromtonen), drones, windmolens of -turbines en warmtepompen, licht is gedaald of gelijk zijn gebleven. Dat neemt niet weg dat deze onderwerpen regionaal of lokaal maatschappelijke onrust kunnen veroorzaken. Daarnaast blijkt dat mensen die in de buurt wonen van 'een activiteit met een risico', zoals zware industrie en langs 'een route gevaarlijke stoffen', vaker (ernstig) bezorgd zijn over hun eigen veiligheid.
In 2024 namen ruim 3.285 inwoners van Nederland van 16 jaar en ouder deel aan dit onderzoek. Het RIVM rapporteert de bevindingen die op basis van een vragenlijstonderzoek zijn verzameld.
12-10-2025: this report contains an erratum on page 75. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management wants to know how residents of the Netherlands perceive their home environment. RIVM has studied this every year since 2019, in partnership with Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Among other things, RIVM has been looking at how residents experience sound, vibrations, odour, light and safety in the home environment. This time, the study looked at the results for 2024, comparing them to the results for 2023 and the average results for the four preceding years (2019-2022). In 2024, the number of people who were dissatisfied with their living environment increased slightly. Noise from road traffic was the main source of high annoyance and the second-largest source of high sleep disturbance. Within the road traffic category, mopeds and motorcycles were the main causes of high noise annoyance and high sleep disturbance. Compared to 2023, high annoyance for almost all sources of noise from road traffic decreased. The exception was noise from military vehicles, which stayed the same. Road traffic caused annoyance because of vibrations as well. Neighbours were the second main source of noise annoyance. Neighbours' activities also caused odour annoyance. This was the main source of high odour annoyance. This mainly involved odours from fireplaces, fire baskets and barbecues. Neighbours' activities also caused high annoyance in the form of vibrations. Furthermore, the study showed that high annoyance from relatively new sources, such as low-frequency sounds (buzzing sounds), drones, wind turbines and heat pumps, decreased slightly or stayed the same. However, these topics may still cause social unrest at the local or regional level. Moreover, it turned out that people who live nearby an activity involving risk, such as heavy industry or routes along which hazardous substances are transported, were more likely to be concerned or very concerned for their own safety. In 2024, over 3,285 residents of the Netherlands aged 16 and over took part in this study. RIVM reports the outcomes of a questionnaire survey.
12-10-2025: this report contains an erratum on page 75. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management wants to know how residents of the Netherlands perceive their home environment. RIVM has studied this every year since 2019, in partnership with Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Among other things, RIVM has been looking at how residents experience sound, vibrations, odour, light and safety in the home environment. This time, the study looked at the results for 2024, comparing them to the results for 2023 and the average results for the four preceding years (2019-2022). In 2024, the number of people who were dissatisfied with their living environment increased slightly. Noise from road traffic was the main source of high annoyance and the second-largest source of high sleep disturbance. Within the road traffic category, mopeds and motorcycles were the main causes of high noise annoyance and high sleep disturbance. Compared to 2023, high annoyance for almost all sources of noise from road traffic decreased. The exception was noise from military vehicles, which stayed the same. Road traffic caused annoyance because of vibrations as well. Neighbours were the second main source of noise annoyance. Neighbours' activities also caused odour annoyance. This was the main source of high odour annoyance. This mainly involved odours from fireplaces, fire baskets and barbecues. Neighbours' activities also caused high annoyance in the form of vibrations. Furthermore, the study showed that high annoyance from relatively new sources, such as low-frequency sounds (buzzing sounds), drones, wind turbines and heat pumps, decreased slightly or stayed the same. However, these topics may still cause social unrest at the local or regional level. Moreover, it turned out that people who live nearby an activity involving risk, such as heavy industry or routes along which hazardous substances are transported, were more likely to be concerned or very concerned for their own safety. In 2024, over 3,285 residents of the Netherlands aged 16 and over took part in this study. RIVM reports the outcomes of a questionnaire survey.
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Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu RIVM