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neighbourhood in Heemskerk

De Wadden

1,625 residents · postal code 1967 · Part of Broekpolder, Heemskerk

  • no. 67 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 29 in Heemskerk

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,625 residents, De Wadden is an urban residential neighbourhood in Heemskerk. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 10.0. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.9, while nature and quiet lags at 5.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Childcare
1.9 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
2.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
10.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 584,000
Owner-occupied
92%
Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
99%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 20%25–45 16%45–65 39%65+ 8%
Average household size
2.9
Households with children
62%
Single-person households
15%
Residents per km²
6,290

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Wadden calculated?

De Wadden scores 10.0 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 Wadden a safe neighbourhood?

De Wadden scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (10.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.