neighbourhood in Schagen

Tjallewal en Buitengebied

90 residents · postal code 1742 · Part of Schagen-West, Schagen

Bottom 26% in the Netherlands

Tjallewal en Buitengebied is a rural area in Schagen with 90 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 8.2, while amenities lags at 4.6. For families it stands at 4.7.

no. 9,768 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 49 of 72 in Schagen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Wealth & income

no grade

CBS publishes too few figures for this neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

26.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

10.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 1 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

2.2 km

GP practice

2.1 km

Train station

3.1 km

Restaurant

2.4 km

Hospital

3.3 km

Café

2.5 km

Library

2.7 km

Motorway ramp

2.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

52 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

59%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

305

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.7 µg/m³

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.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

2.0 km

Households with children

41%

Childcare

2.0 km

Secondary school

2.4 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Tjallewal en Buitengebied has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6533%
NL median 28%
65+17%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
18% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
52 — far less 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

How is the grade for Tjallewal en Buitengebied calculated?

Tjallewal en Buitengebied scores 4.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Tjallewal en Buitengebied lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Tjallewal en Buitengebied a safe neighbourhood?

Tjallewal en Buitengebied scores 5.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.