neighbourhood in Velsen

Saturnusbuurt

2,345 residents · postal code 1973 · Part of Zee- en Duinwijk, Velsen

Top 30% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

A tree canopy almost four times the national value and three-quarters green within three hundred metres: that is where the 8.6 for quiet & nature in the Saturnusbuurt comes from, helped by a noise level more than two decibels Lden below the median and a low population density.

Set against that is a 3.1 for wealth & income. The property value is two-thirds of the median, the social assistance rate almost five times above the national middle and the lowest income group over-represented. Only vacancy sits exactly at the national level and therefore points neither way.

That combination of space and low property value is unusual; in the data green and money usually go together. Among offences only criminal damage is clearly above the middle, with burglary at practically zero and property crime below it.

no. 3,844 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 27 of 60 in Velsen

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Is Saturnusbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Saturnusbuurt comes out at 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

29.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

8.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 84 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.4 km

GP practice

0.3 km

Train station

4.6 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

4.9 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

2.0 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 281,000

Welfare recipients

38.4 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

26%

Social housing

68%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

35%

Built after 2000

30%

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

2,291 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

75%

Trees nearby

33%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,809

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.0 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.

Tick = Dutch median

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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

0.6 km

Households with children

31%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.3 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Saturnusbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4528%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+25%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
45% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,291 — around the 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

Is Saturnusbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Saturnusbuurt comes out at 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Saturnusbuurt?

In Saturnusbuurt the police recorded 84 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (29 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Saturnusbuurt calculated?

Saturnusbuurt scores 7.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Saturnusbuurt lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.