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neighbourhood in Harlingen

Binnenstad

3,445 residents · postal code 8861 · Part of Harlingen, Harlingen

  • no. 8,054 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 11 in Harlingen

Scores per pillar

The historic harbour town has a centre thick with amenities: shops, a doctor and the station all within walking distance earn a 9.7. Housing, by contrast, scores a meagre 3.0, on an average value of €283,000. More than half of households are single-person and 35 percent are 65 or over; children are scarce at seven percent. Crime, at 22 offences per 1,000 people present, stays just below the median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
0.7 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.5
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 283,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
59%
Built after 2000
20%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 10%25–45 18%45–65 30%65+ 35%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
17%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
3,561

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Binnenstad calculated?

Binnenstad scores 5.4 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 Binnenstad a safe neighbourhood?

Binnenstad scores 5.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.