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Dichters- en Vogelbuurt

1,085 residents · postal code 2106 · Part of Heemstede west van de spoorbaan, Heemstede

  • no. 1,370 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 14 in Heemstede
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,085 residents, Dichters- en Vogelbuurt is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Heemstede. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.9, while safety lags at 3.0. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €833k versus €422k nationally.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
0.4 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
40.3
Violent crimes
2.4
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 833,000
Owner-occupied
77%
Single-family homes
58%
Built after 2000
63%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 12%25–45 19%45–65 33%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
42%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
2,202

Nearby neighbourhoods

Aerdenhout-Centrum

Bloemendaal

9.7

Zandvoortselaan en Berkenrode en omgeving

Heemstede

9.7

Natuurkundigenbuurt-west

Haarlem

9.9

Bosch en Vaart

Haarlem

9.8

Geleerdenbuurt

Heemstede

9.4

Natuurkundigenbuurt-oost

Haarlem

9.6

Similar neighbourhoods

Zuid-West

Oost Gelre

9.2

Zijlwijk-Noord

Leiden

9.2

Heesterakker

Eindhoven

9.2

Ellecom

Rheden

9.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dichters- en Vogelbuurt calculated?

Dichters- en Vogelbuurt scores 9.2 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 Dichters- en Vogelbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Dichters- en Vogelbuurt scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (40.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.