neighbourhood in Noordwijk
Zeeheldenbuurt
1,870 residents · postal code 2202 · Part of Noordwijk Zee, Noordwijk
Everything close by, little space
On the quiet & nature pillar, Zeeheldenbuurt in Noordwijk ends up among the hundred lowest neighbourhoods in the country, at 2.5. Greenery within three hundred metres covers less than half of what is usual nationally, the tree canopy is a fraction of that and open water is absent — remarkable for a neighbourhood this close to the sea.
The other figures sit closer to the median than the overall score of 5.8 suggests. Wealth & income lands on 6.5, with property values just above the national median and little social assistance, but with vacancy at almost three times the national figure. And safety stands at 6.8, with violence the only component above the national median; the rest is below.
- no. 7,323 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 31 of 42 in Noordwijk
How Zeeheldenbuurt scores
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Is Zeeheldenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Zeeheldenbuurt comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 52 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Zeeheldenbuurt looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,205 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
Is Zeeheldenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Zeeheldenbuurt comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Zeeheldenbuurt?
In Zeeheldenbuurt the police recorded 52 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (20 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for Zeeheldenbuurt calculated?
Zeeheldenbuurt scores 5.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Zeeheldenbuurt lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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