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Kleine Rivierenbuurt

405 residents · postal code 1784 · Part of Nieuw Den Helder-Oost, Den Helder

Bottom 19% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 405 residents, Kleine Rivierenbuurt is an urban residential neighbourhood in Den Helder. On the national yardstick its total score is 3.9. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.0, while wealth and income lags at 3.0. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €200k. For families it stands at 6.4.

  • no. 10,694 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 34 of 55 in Den Helder

How Kleine Rivierenbuurt scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
26.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
9.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 11 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.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
0.4 km
Train station
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
0.7 km
Motorway ramp
2.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Property value
€ 200,000
Welfare recipients
49.4 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
44%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
52%
Social housing
45%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
55%
Built after 2000
0%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
5,684 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
48%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,684
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.5 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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Kleine Rivierenbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4529%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    50%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,684far 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

How is the grade for Kleine Rivierenbuurt calculated?

Kleine Rivierenbuurt scores 3.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Kleine Rivierenbuurt lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Kleine Rivierenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Kleine Rivierenbuurt scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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