neighbourhood in Katwijk
Witte Hek
2,035 residents · postal code 2224 · Part of Katwijk aan Zee, Katwijk
- no. 6,878 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 24 of 37 in Katwijk
Scores per pillar
Het Witte Hek in Katwijk aan Zee is ten minutes' walk from the beach, and a third of its housing has been renewed since 2000. The neighbourhood is mixed — 60 percent owner-occupied, 28 percent over 65 — with everything within 600 metres (amenities 8.9). Crime runs above the median at over 35 incidents per 1,000 people present. Average value €427k. Overall: 6.1.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Witte Hek calculated?
Witte Hek scores 6.1 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 Witte Hek a safe neighbourhood?
Witte Hek scores 5.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.