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neighbourhood in Heemskerk

De Citadel

2,945 residents · postal code 1967 · Part of Broekpolder, Heemskerk

  • no. 493 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 6 of 29 in Heemskerk

Scores per pillar

De Citadel in Heemskerk's Broekpolder was built entirely after 2000 and earns one of the highest overall marks in this set: a 9.7. A young family district, with 52 per cent of households having children and just eleven per cent over 65. Two-thirds is owner-occupied and the average home is valued at 478,000 euro. Safety (9.6) and housing (8.6) score high, at fifteen crimes per 1,000 people present; the station is just over two kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Childcare
1.2 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.8
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 478,000
Owner-occupied
67%
Single-family homes
64%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 14%25–45 23%45–65 32%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
52%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
6,964

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Citadel calculated?

De Citadel scores 9.7 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 De Citadel a safe neighbourhood?

De Citadel scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.