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Westertuinen

2,170 residents · postal code 1944 · Part of Noordwestelijk tuinbouwgebied, Beverwijk

  • no. 1,742 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 33 in Beverwijk

Scores per pillar

Westertuinen sits on Beverwijk's green western edge, against the horticultural area: 97 percent single-family homes and 88 percent owner-occupied. Safety scores 8.6 with nearly 17 crimes per 1,000 people present. Over a quarter of residents are 65-plus. With a €448k average value and a 9.0 overall, this is quietly the best corner of Beverwijk.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
2.4 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
16.9
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 448,000
Owner-occupied
88%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 27%65+ 28%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
5,745

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westertuinen calculated?

Westertuinen scores 9.0 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Westertuinen a safe neighbourhood?

Westertuinen scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.