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Dirkshorn (woonkern)

1,330 residents · postal code 1746 · Part of Dirkshorn, Schagen

  • no. 4,718 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 17 of 72 in Schagen
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Scores per pillar

Dirkshorn (woonkern) is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Schagen with 1,330 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 7.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.9, while socio-economic position lags at 4.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
5.0 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
5.3 km
Hospital
5.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
3.1 km
Library
4.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.3
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 356,000
Owner-occupied
75%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
22%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 11%25–45 18%45–65 30%65+ 29%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
1,775

Nearby neighbourhoods

Buitengebied Dirkshorn

Schagen

8.5

Groenveld en Buitengebied

Schagen

6.5

Stroet

Schagen

7.3

Tuitjenhorn-Centrum en Kerkbuurt

Schagen

7.4

Kalverdijk

Schagen

6.4

't Rijpje en Buitengebied

Schagen

6.1

Similar neighbourhoods

Lijnden

Haarlemmermeer

7.3

De Meede

Drimmelen

7.3

Bolst

Meierijstad

7.3

Vrijburgh

Smallingerland

7.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dirkshorn (woonkern) calculated?

Dirkshorn (woonkern) scores 7.3 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 Dirkshorn (woonkern) a safe neighbourhood?

Dirkshorn (woonkern) scores 8.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.