neighbourhood in Harlingen
De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes
1,830 residents · postal code 8861 · Part of Harlingen, Harlingen
A residential area despite the name: 1,830 residents, mostly rental homes.
De Spiker lies on Harlingen's east side, between residential streets and the Hermes business site. The population is strongly aged — 44 percent over 65 — and the €209k average value ranks among the country's lowest. But it is exceptionally safe: a 10.0, position 40 of 13,009. The Wadden harbour is a bike ride away. Overall: 5.2.
- no. 7,400 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 2 of 11 in Harlingen
How De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 22 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 44%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1510%
NL median 14%
- 15–258%
NL median 11%
- 25–4514%
NL median 22%
- 45–6523%
NL median 28%
- 65+44%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
22% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,611 — more 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 De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes calculated?
De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes scores 5.8 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 De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes 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 De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes a safe neighbourhood?
De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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