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neighbourhood in Hilversum

Havenstraatbuurt

3,050 residents · postal code 1211 · Part of Centrum, Hilversum

  • no. 7,596 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 37 in Hilversum

Scores per pillar

The Havenstraatbuurt sits at the heart of Hilversum, densely built at 13,600 residents per square kilometre with more than half living alone. Amenities score 9.5, with the station just over a kilometre away. Greenery (2.6) is scarce and housing reaches 3.9. Safety stands at 6.1, at twenty crimes per 1,000 people present, under the median. Owned and rented homes are roughly in balance.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.0 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
1.7
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 353,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
42%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 38%45–65 27%65+ 10%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
25%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
13,601

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Havenstraatbuurt calculated?

Havenstraatbuurt scores 5.6 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 Havenstraatbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Havenstraatbuurt scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.