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neighbourhood in Helmond

Straakven

2,975 residents · postal code 5703 · Part of Helmond-Oost, Helmond

  • no. 12,662 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 39 of 42 in Helmond
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Scores per pillar

Straakven in eastern Helmond ranks among the lowest-scoring districts in this set with a total of 2.7. The average value (256,000 euro) and income per resident (27,000) stay low, and 40 per cent is owner-occupied. Amenities (8.9) are the bright spot. Safety (2.6), social (3.0) and housing (3.3) sit at the bottom, at 53 crimes per 1,000 people present, well above the median; the station is just over two kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.2 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
53.1
Violent crimes
3.3
Burglaries
2.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 256,000
Owner-occupied
40%
Single-family homes
62%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 30%45–65 24%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
4,385

Nearby neighbourhoods

Beisterveld

Helmond

2.8

Beisterveldse Broek

Helmond

2.6

Leonardus

Helmond

2.7

Vossenberg

Helmond

3.8

Kern Dierdonk

Helmond

10.0

Bloemvelden

Helmond

2.6

Similar neighbourhoods

Goffert

Nijmegen

2.7

Artiestenbuurt

Rijswijk (ZH.)

2.7

Lodewijk van Deysselbuurt

Amsterdam

2.7

Groenewoud-Hoog

Nissewaard

2.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Straakven calculated?

Straakven scores 2.7 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 Straakven a safe neighbourhood?

Straakven scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (53.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.