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De Draai Zuid

2,030 residents · postal code 1706 · Part of De Draai, Dijk en Waard

  • no. 152 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 58 in Dijk en Waard

Scores per pillar

De Draai Zuid is Heerhugowaard's newest edge and immediately stands at position 152 nationally: 9.9 overall, 9.6 socio-economic, 9.4 for housing. Almost everything is post-2000, 88 percent owner-occupied and more than half of households have children. The supermarket is already 400 metres away — rare for so young a district. Average value: €558k.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.4 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
1.4 km
Library
3.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.4
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 558,000
Owner-occupied
88%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
95%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 23%15–25 11%25–45 34%45–65 21%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
53%
Single-person households
17%
Residents per km²
2,612

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Draai Zuid calculated?

De Draai Zuid scores 9.9 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 De Draai Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

De Draai Zuid scores 8.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.