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neighbourhood in Velsen

Zeeheldenbuurt

1,575 residents · postal code 1972 · Part of IJmuiden-Noord, Velsen

  • no. 4,599 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 26 of 60 in Velsen

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,575 residents, Zeeheldenbuurt is an urban residential neighbourhood in Velsen. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 7.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.5, while housing lags at 4.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
4.1 km
Hospital
3.7 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.1
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 318,000
Owner-occupied
71%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 29%45–65 29%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
7,648

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Zeeheldenbuurt calculated?

Zeeheldenbuurt scores 7.4 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 Zeeheldenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Zeeheldenbuurt scores 8.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.