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neighbourhood in Vlaardingen

Hoofdstedenbuurt

2,245 residents · postal code 3137 · Part of Holy Noord, Vlaardingen

  • no. 11,563 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 31 in Vlaardingen

Scores per pillar

The Hoofdstedenbuurt in Vlaardingen is almost entirely social housing: barely 7 percent owner-occupied and not a single-family home. The stock is stacked and predates 2000, at over 12,000 residents per square kilometre. Amenities still score an 8.3, but the social fabric (2.6) and housing (3.1) trail far behind. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or older, and the WOZ value, at 242,000 euros, sits well below the median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
5.7 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.8
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 242,000
Owner-occupied
7%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 9%25–45 21%45–65 22%65+ 31%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
12,044

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hoofdstedenbuurt calculated?

Hoofdstedenbuurt scores 3.4 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 Hoofdstedenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Hoofdstedenbuurt scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.