neighbourhood in Maassluis
Het Balkon
2,335 residents · postal code 3144 · Part of Kapelpolder, Maassluis
- no. 645 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 1 of 18 in Maassluis
Scores per pillar
On the water of the Nieuwe Waterweg sits Het Balkon, a new-build district in Maassluis where every home dates from after 2000. The figures run high almost across the board: safety a 9.6, housing a 9.2 and an overall score of 9.6. With 40 percent families and 79 percent owner-occupied it is markedly domestic, and crime stays low at 11.4 per 1,000 people present. The train station is the exception: it lies over thirteen kilometres away.
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
Nearby neighbourhoods
Nieuwe waterweg
Maassluis
Kapelpolder
Maassluis
Koningshoek
Maassluis
Vogelbuurt
Maassluis
Componistenbuurt
Maassluis
Rozenburg
Rotterdam
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Het Balkon calculated?
Het Balkon scores 9.6 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 Het Balkon a safe neighbourhood?
Het Balkon scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.