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Rivierenbuurt

2,200 residents · postal code 1972 · Part of IJmuiden-Zuid, Velsen

  • no. 12,751 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 59 of 60 in Velsen

Scores per pillar

The Rivierenbuurt in IJmuiden-Zuid is almost entirely rental: 12 percent owner-occupied, largely housing-association stock, with a €257k average value. The socio-economic score is 2.8 and crime runs above the median at over 36 incidents per 1,000 people present. A GP 300 metres away and an 8.7 for amenities are the counterweights. Overall: 2.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
3.9 km
Hospital
4.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
36.5
Violent crimes
2.7
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 257,000
Owner-occupied
12%
Single-family homes
34%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 9%25–45 30%45–65 25%65+ 23%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
56%
Residents per km²
3,169

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Rivierenbuurt calculated?

Rivierenbuurt scores 2.7 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 Rivierenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Rivierenbuurt scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.