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neighbourhood in Velsen

Saturnusbuurt

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

  • no. 9,407 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 44 of 60 in Velsen

Scores per pillar

Renting dominates in the Saturnusbuurt, on the dune edge of Velsen: only 26 percent own their home and 45 percent live alone. Amenities score an 8.9 and safety a 7.3, but housing and community lag far behind at 3.4 and 3.6, an overall 4.6. Homes are cheap by national standards at an average €281,000. Crime, at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people present, runs above the median. The station is 4.6 kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.3 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
4.6 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.1
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 281,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
35%
Built after 2000
30%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 28%45–65 23%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
45%
Residents per km²
2,291

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Saturnusbuurt calculated?

Saturnusbuurt scores 4.6 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 Saturnusbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Saturnusbuurt scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.