neighbourhood in Castricum
Oranjebuurt
2,995 residents · postal code 1901 · Part of Castricum-Noord, Castricum
Everything for children close by, and little room
Oranjebuurt reaches a 9.9 as its overall score while one pillar stands at 4.3. Four of the five components come out high here, and only quiet & nature drops away.
That 4.3 is almost entirely a question of space. There is no water, greenery in the immediate surroundings stays just below the national median and the noise level is three decibels above it. Only the tree canopy is more generous than is usual nationally.
The wealth score is unusually broadly supported. It is not only property value that is above the national median; the top income group is larger too, the bottom one smaller, vacancy low and the rate of social assistance less than half the national figure. Something similar holds for the families pillar: the primary school is close by and the share of households with children is above the national level, so both parts of that pillar point the same way.
- no. 143 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 18 in Castricum
How Oranjebuurt scores
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Is Oranjebuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Oranjebuurt comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 66 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Oranjebuurt has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1518%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4520%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+24%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
42% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,525 — far more densely populated than 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 Oranjebuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Oranjebuurt comes out at 18 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 Oranjebuurt?
In Oranjebuurt the police recorded 66 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 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 Oranjebuurt calculated?
Oranjebuurt scores 9.9 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 Oranjebuurt 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.
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