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neighbourhood in Heemstede

Geleerdenbuurt

1,820 residents · postal code 2105 · Part of Heemstede-Centrum, Heemstede

  • no. 962 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 14 in Heemstede

Scores per pillar

Heemstede shows its well-to-do side in the Geleerdenbuurt: an average home value of €554,000, comfortably above the median, and an overall grade of 9.4. Social cohesion scores a 9.3. It is an ageing quarter — nearly four in ten residents are over 65 — with almost as many single-person households. Amenities are close at hand with an 8.6, while greenery trails at 4.7. Crime is low at 17.4 per 1,000 people present.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.0 km
Hospital
5.1 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.4
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 554,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 8%25–45 16%45–65 24%65+ 39%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
5,696

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Geleerdenbuurt calculated?

Geleerdenbuurt scores 9.4 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 Geleerdenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Geleerdenbuurt scores 6.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.