neighbourhood in Heemskerk
Oosterwijk
2,525 residents · postal code 1966 · Part of Hofland, Oosterwijk en Zuidbroek, Heemskerk
- no. 9,816 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 23 of 29 in Heemskerk
Scores per pillar
Flats dominate Oosterwijk: only a third of the Heemskerk neighbourhood is single-family, at 9,500 residents per square kilometre. Amenities score 9.8, among the country's top 400, but the rest falls behind — nature (2.7), social cohesion (3.3) and housing (3.6) all near the bottom, the overall grade at 4.4. With more than 35 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs above the median. Over half of households are single-person, property at 279,000 euro well under the middle.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
Nearby neighbourhoods
Oosterwijk
Beverwijk
Zuidbroek
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Beverwijk
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Beverwijk
Hoogdorp
Heemskerk
Waterwijk
Beverwijk
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Oosterwijk calculated?
Oosterwijk scores 4.4 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 Oosterwijk a safe neighbourhood?
Oosterwijk scores 7.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.