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Westbroekbuurt

145 residents · postal code 1991 · Part of Velserbroek, Velsen

  • no. 7,246 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 38 of 60 in Velsen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Scores per pillar

Housing

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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Home to 145 residents, Westbroekbuurt is a rural area in Velsen. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.8 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 8.9, while safety lags at 4.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.0 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
1.8 km
Secondary school
4.2 km
Childcare
1.6 km
Train station
4.6 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
3.3 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
38.0
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
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Owner-occupied
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Single-family homes
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Built after 2000
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Income per resident
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Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 8%25–45 18%45–65 40%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
156

Nearby neighbourhoods

Springerbuurt

Velsen

9.6

Weidbuurt

Velsen

9.8

Bastionbuurt

Velsen

6.6

Tjotterbuurt

Velsen

9.6

Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder

Velsen

4.9

Pijlkruidbuurt

Velsen

9.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Beuningen-Blanckenburgh

Beuningen

5.8

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Roosendaal

5.8

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Kampen

5.8

Verspreide huizen Megchelen

Oude IJsselstreek

5.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westbroekbuurt calculated?

Westbroekbuurt scores 5.8 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 Westbroekbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Westbroekbuurt scores 4.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (38.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.