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Velseroord

1,915 residents · postal code 1971 · Part of IJmuiden-Zuid, Velsen

  • no. 4,053 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 24 of 60 in Velsen
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Scores per pillar

Velseroord in southern IJmuiden pairs urban density with surprisingly even scores: nearly twelve thousand residents per square kilometre, yet a 7.7 overall and a 9.1 for amenities, with a restaurant just 200 metres away. Almost half the homes were built after 2000, two-thirds are owner-occupied, and the average value of €386,000 stays just below the national middle. Greenery is scarce, and nature scores a 2.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
26.4
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 386,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
46%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 27%45–65 30%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
11,892

Nearby neighbourhoods

Paterskerkbuurt

Velsen

3.0

Tussenbeeksbuurt

Velsen

6.2

Schildersbuurt

Velsen

5.7

Bomenbuurt

Velsen

5.0

Stadhuisbuurt

Velsen

3.4

Lagersbuurt

Velsen

2.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Plantage

Amsterdam

7.7

Turfberg-Zuid

Valkenswaard

7.7

De Rekere

Bergen (NH.)

7.7

Stalberg-West

Venlo

7.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Velseroord calculated?

Velseroord scores 7.7 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 Velseroord a safe neighbourhood?

Velseroord scores 7.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.