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neighbourhood in Castricum

Centrum-Noord

2,430 residents · postal code 1901 · Part of Centrum, Castricum

  • no. 2,486 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 18 in Castricum
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Scores per pillar

Castricum's town centre pairs convenience with unrest. With a 9.8 for amenities, the station six hundred metres away, and 85 percent owner-occupied homes averaging €511,000, this is sought-after ground. Yet the classic centre paradox surfaces: almost 55 offences per 1,000 people present and a safety mark of 3.9. Social cohesion, by contrast, scores 8.7 and the overall 8.6. A quarter of residents are over 65.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
0.6 km
Hospital
4.8 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
55.5
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 511,000
Owner-occupied
85%
Single-family homes
70%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 21%45–65 27%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
5,940

Nearby neighbourhoods

Oranjebuurt

Castricum

9.7

Centrum-Zuid

Castricum

8.7

Molendijk

Castricum

8.6

Bakkum-Zuid

Castricum

8.5

Kooiweg

Castricum

8.2

Duin en Bosch

Castricum

9.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Arendsdorp

's-Gravenhage

8.6

Groenswaard 1

Waddinxveen

8.6

Kern-Dorp

Molenlanden

8.6

Patrimoniumbuurt

Haarlem

8.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Centrum-Noord calculated?

Centrum-Noord scores 8.6 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 Centrum-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

Centrum-Noord scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (55.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.