neighbourhood in Castricum

Noord-End

2,285 residents · postal code 1902 · Part of Castricum-Oost, Castricum

Top 8% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, and nowhere weak

The 8.8 for families in Noord-End does not come from the children. More than a third of residents are 65 or over and the share under fifteen is at the national average; what lifts the figure is the primary school four hundred metres away. Distance to school and childcare makes up almost two thirds of that pillar, and that part is in order here.

On wealth & income the neighbourhood scores 7.4, with one component running against the rest. The social assistance rate is at almost three times the national middle, while the property value is well above it and vacancy stays below. So this is not a neighbourhood without problems, but it is one with expensive housing.

The green cover within three hundred metres is well above the median, but so is the sound level. Green and quiet are not the same thing here, and that is what keeps the quiet & nature pillar at 7.5 rather than higher.

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no. 7 of 18 in Castricum

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Is Noord-End a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noord-End comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

19.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

6.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 50 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.0 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

2.3 km

Restaurant

1.0 km

Hospital

3.5 km

Café

1.6 km

Library

0.9 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 538,000

Welfare recipients

21.9 per 1,000

High incomes

26%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

68%

Social housing

28%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

90%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

2,319 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

68%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,599

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.4 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.8 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Noord-End has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 35%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4518%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+35%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,319 — around the average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Noord-End a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noord-End comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Noord-End?

In Noord-End the police recorded 50 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Noord-End calculated?

Noord-End scores 9.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Noord-End lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.