neighbourhood in Den Helder
Van Galenbuurt
2,075 residents · postal code 1782 · Part of Stad binnen de Linie-West, Den Helder
- no. 12,155 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 44 of 55 in Den Helder
Scores per pillar
The Van Galenbuurt is the cheap side of Den Helder: an average home value of 197,000 euro, the lowest in this group, and half of all households are single-person. Amenities score 9.4, but that is largely where the good news ends. Safety reaches only 2.8, with 36 offences per 1,000 people present, and both housing (2.8) and the overall grade (3.0) stay low. Nine in ten homes are, however, single-family houses.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Van Galenbuurt calculated?
Van Galenbuurt scores 3.0 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 Van Galenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
Van Galenbuurt scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.