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Recreatiebuurt

2,210 residents · postal code 1702 · Part of Bomen- Recreatiewijk, Dijk en Waard

  • no. 9,129 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 49 of 58 in Dijk en Waard

Scores per pillar

The Recreatiebuurt in Heerhugowaard carries a leisurely name but is mostly practical: supermarket and GP within 400 metres, a 9.3 for amenities. A third of residents are over 65. Crime runs above the median at nearly 31 incidents per 1,000 people present, putting the safety grade at 3.6. Fifty-fifty owned and rented, €364k average value. Overall: 4.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
30.7
Violent crimes
2.7
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 364,000
Owner-occupied
50%
Single-family homes
54%
Built after 2000
27%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 9%25–45 19%45–65 26%65+ 33%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
2,859

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Recreatiebuurt calculated?

Recreatiebuurt scores 4.8 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 Recreatiebuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Recreatiebuurt scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.