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Tjotterbuurt

2,675 residents · postal code 1991 · Part of Velserbroek, Velsen

  • no. 633 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 60 in Velsen

Scores per pillar

Families set the tone in the Tjotterbuurt in Velserbroek: 48 per cent of households have children and 92 per cent of homes are single-family. Safety is exceptionally strong at 9.4: 14.8 crimes per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24. The average home value of €501,000 sits above the national median of €422,000, with 83 per cent owner-occupied. An overall grade of 9.6 places the neighbourhood 633rd out of 13,064. Nature, at 3.8, is the sole weak spot.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
3.1 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
3.0 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
2.3 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
14.8
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 501,000
Owner-occupied
83%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 38,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 14%25–45 20%45–65 35%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
48%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
10,020

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Tjotterbuurt calculated?

Tjotterbuurt scores 9.6 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 Tjotterbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Tjotterbuurt scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.