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Natuurkundigenbuurt

2,180 residents · postal code 1972 · Part of IJmuiden-Noord, Velsen

  • no. 6,697 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 37 of 60 in Velsen

Scores per pillar

The Natuurkundigenbuurt in IJmuiden-Noord has everything a stone's throw away: supermarket, GP and school within 300 metres — a 9.8 for amenities. Safety scores a solid 7.6. IJmuiden's housing market keeps the numbers modest: a €303k average value puts housing at 3.4. Four in ten households have children. Overall: 6.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
4.0 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.6
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 303,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
78%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 28%45–65 26%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
10,079

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Natuurkundigenbuurt calculated?

Natuurkundigenbuurt scores 6.2 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 Natuurkundigenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Natuurkundigenbuurt scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.