neighbourhood in Enkhuizen

Enkhuizerzand

155 residents · postal code 1601 · Part of Enkhuizen Noord, Enkhuizen

Top 47% in the Netherlands

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no. 6,079 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 6 of 13 in Enkhuizen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Amenities

no grade

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Wealth & income

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

59.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.1 per 1,000

Property crime

31.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

5.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 25 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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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.

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

23%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

220 inw/km²

Noise level

44 dB

Green surroundings

32%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

705

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.6 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.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Households with children

41%

Residents under 15

26%

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Who lives here

Enkhuizerzand has strikingly many children under 15: 26%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1526%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4535%
NL median 22%
45–6519%
NL median 28%
65+8%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
54% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
220 — far less 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 Enkhuizerzand calculated?

Enkhuizerzand scores 6.5 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 Enkhuizerzand 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 Enkhuizerzand a safe neighbourhood?

Enkhuizerzand scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (59.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.