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neighbourhood in Heemskerk

Westertuinen

295 residents · postal code 1965 · Part of Heemskerkerduin en Noorddorp, Heemskerk

  • no. 279 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 29 in Heemskerk

Scores per pillar

Westertuinen is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Heemskerk with 295 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.8 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 9.5, while nature and quiet lags at 4.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.2 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.9 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.2
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 570,000
Owner-occupied
98%
Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 16%45–65 30%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
15%
Residents per km²
2,790

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westertuinen calculated?

Westertuinen scores 9.8 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 Westertuinen a safe neighbourhood?

Westertuinen scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.