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neighbourhood in Castricum

Bakkum-Zuid

2,145 residents · postal code 1901 · Part of Bakkum, Castricum

  • no. 2,581 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 12 of 18 in Castricum

Scores per pillar

Bakkum-Zuid in Castricum, close to the dunes, is a prosperous and safe neighbourhood: safety an 8.1, amenities an 8.2 and an overall 8.5. The average home value is €557,000, well above the national middle, sixty percent owned. Crime, at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people present, sits below the median. Nature stays around the middle at 5.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.5 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.0
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 557,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 21%45–65 28%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
2,483

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bakkum-Zuid calculated?

Bakkum-Zuid scores 8.5 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 Bakkum-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Bakkum-Zuid scores 8.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.