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neighbourhood in Katwijk

Westerhaghe

1,585 residents · postal code 2231 · Part of Rijnsburg, Katwijk

  • no. 2,403 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 12 of 37 in Katwijk

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,585 residents, Westerhaghe is a dense urban neighbourhood in Katwijk. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.6. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.2, while nature and quiet lags at 4.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
5.6 km
Hospital
3.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.0
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 487,000
Owner-occupied
73%
Single-family homes
43%
Built after 2000
63%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 9%25–45 24%45–65 23%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
8,965

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westerhaghe calculated?

Westerhaghe scores 8.6 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 Westerhaghe a safe neighbourhood?

Westerhaghe scores 6.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.