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neighbourhood in Heemskerk

Poelenburg

1,455 residents · postal code 1962 · Part of Poelenburg en Oosterzij, Heemskerk

  • no. 11,836 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 29 in Heemskerk
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,455 residents, Poelenburg is a dense urban neighbourhood in Heemskerk. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.2, while socio-economic position lags at 3.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
31.3
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 312,000
Owner-occupied
22%
Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
33%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 21%45–65 27%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
41%
Residents per km²
8,223

Nearby neighbourhoods

Slotherenbuurt

Heemskerk

6.7

De Die

Heemskerk

4.3

Neksloot

Heemskerk

4.9

Centrum

Heemskerk

4.9

Oosterzij

Heemskerk

3.3

Zaalbergkwartier

Heemskerk

5.0

Similar neighbourhoods

Woestijnweg

Epe

3.2

Cardanuslaan

Renkum

3.2

Westroijen

Tiel

3.2

Galjoen

Lelystad

3.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Poelenburg calculated?

Poelenburg scores 3.2 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 Poelenburg a safe neighbourhood?

Poelenburg scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.