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Witte Paal

295 residents · postal code 1742 · Part of Schagen-Zuid, Schagen

  • no. 4,743 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 72 in Schagen
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Scores per pillar

Home to 295 residents, Witte Paal is a rural area in Schagen. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.3. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 8.4, while safety lags at 5.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.0 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
2.0 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Restaurant
2.0 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
35.6
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 536,000
Owner-occupied
91%
Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
31%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 12%25–45 16%45–65 32%65+ 30%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
372

Nearby neighbourhoods

Muggenburg

Schagen

6.0

Haringhuizen (woonkern)

Hollands Kroon

8.5

Hoep-Zuid

Schagen

6.7

Schagen-Centrum-Zuid

Schagen

5.0

Nes en Buitengebied

Schagen

6.9

Schagen-Centrum

Schagen

3.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Leuken buitengebied

Weert

7.3

Smilde-Noord

Midden-Drenthe

7.3

Oosterend

Texel

7.3

Eerbeek Buitengebied

Brummen

7.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Witte Paal calculated?

Witte Paal 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 Witte Paal a safe neighbourhood?

Witte Paal scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.