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neighbourhood in Heemskerk

Oosterzij

1,975 residents · postal code 1962 · Part of Poelenburg en Oosterzij, Heemskerk

  • no. 11,738 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 27 of 29 in Heemskerk

Scores per pillar

Oosterzij in Heemskerk is densely built and mostly rented: fewer than three in ten homes are owned and more than four in ten households live alone. Amenities score 9.3, but the other pillars stay low — nature and social cohesion both 2.8, an overall grade of 3.3. Safety comes to 4.3, at 27.5 crimes per 1,000 people present. Home values are €318,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.2 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
3.0 km
Hospital
5.4 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.5
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 318,000
Owner-occupied
29%
Single-family homes
54%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 14%25–45 29%45–65 26%65+ 14%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
9,951

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oosterzij calculated?

Oosterzij scores 3.3 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 Oosterzij a safe neighbourhood?

Oosterzij scores 4.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.