neighbourhood in Heemskerk
Duingebied
30 residents · postal code 1969 · Part of Heemskerkerduin en Noorddorp, Heemskerk
How Duingebied 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, 5 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.
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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.
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
Duingebied has strikingly many residents aged 45 to 65: 37%, against 28% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–15–Not enough data
NL median 14%
- 15–25–Not enough data
NL median 11%
- 25–45–Not enough data
NL median 22%
- 45–6537%
NL median 28%
- 65+27%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3 — far less 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.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Heemskerk
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