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neighbourhood in Heemskerk

Centrum

1,600 residents · postal code 1961 · Part of Heemskerk-Dorp, Heemskerk

  • no. 8,846 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 29 in Heemskerk

Scores per pillar

Centrum is an urban residential neighbourhood in Heemskerk with 1,600 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.6, while safety lags at 2.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
5.0 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
39.1
Violent crimes
5.5
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 382,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
9%
Built after 2000
43%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 6%15–25 5%25–45 21%45–65 21%65+ 46%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
12%
Single-person households
55%
Residents per km²
6,454

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Centrum calculated?

Centrum scores 4.9 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 Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Centrum scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (39.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.