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neighbourhood in Helmond

Stepekolk

4,000 residents · postal code 5708 · Part of Brandevoort, Helmond

  • no. 75 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 42 in Helmond

Scores per pillar

Built entirely since 2000, Stepekolk in Helmond's Brandevoort district wears its newness plainly: 98 percent single-family houses, nearly four in five owner-occupied, and 58 percent of households with children. It posts a perfect 10 overall and a top mark for safety, its ten offences per 1,000 people present sitting far below the national median. The average home is valued at €559,000, comfortably above the national midpoint. Only amenities at 6.3 and green space at 5.8 lag the rest of the scorecard.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.0 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
2.9 km
Library
3.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
10.3
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 559,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident
€ 41,000

Who lives here

0–15 22%15–25 15%25–45 26%45–65 30%65+ 8%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
58%
Single-person households
15%
Residents per km²
4,188

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Stepekolk calculated?

Stepekolk scores 10.0 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 Stepekolk a safe neighbourhood?

Stepekolk scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (10.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.