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neighbourhood in Voorne aan Zee

De Vesting

1,200 residents · postal code 3221 · Part of Hellevoet, Voorne aan Zee

  • no. 9,740 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 49 of 67 in Voorne aan Zee

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,200 residents, De Vesting is an urban residential neighbourhood in Voorne aan Zee. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 6.7, while safety lags at 2.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.5 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
2.5 km
Childcare
2.0 km
Train station
30.1 km
Hospital
1.8 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
35.4
Violent crimes
5.9
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 388,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
28%
Built after 2000
56%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 9%25–45 22%45–65 31%65+ 29%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
20%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
4,010

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Vesting calculated?

De Vesting scores 4.4 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 De Vesting a safe neighbourhood?

De Vesting scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.