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neighbourhood in Katwijk

De Hoek

2,455 residents · postal code 2231 · Part of Rijnsburg, Katwijk

  • no. 4,292 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 37 in Katwijk

Scores per pillar

Compact and safe describes De Hoek in Rijnsburg: safety scores 9.3 and crime sits at 15 per 1,000 people present, while nearly half of households have children. Three in four homes are single-family, and at 9,535 residents per square kilometre the building is tight. Nature and social cohesion trail at 4.1 and 4.4. Homes average €450,000, with the railway more than five kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
5.6 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.6
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 450,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 12%25–45 24%45–65 28%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
44%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
9,535

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Hoek calculated?

De Hoek scores 7.5 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 De Hoek a safe neighbourhood?

De Hoek scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.