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Dichters- en Schrijversbuurt

1,935 residents · postal code 3221 · Part of Hellevoet, Voorne aan Zee

  • no. 10,440 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 54 of 67 in Voorne aan Zee
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Scores per pillar

The Dichters- en Schrijversbuurt belongs to older Hellevoetsluis, a bike ride from the fortress and the Haringvliet. Three in ten residents are over 65. The GP sits 400 metres away and crime stays just below the median, though the police statistics press safety to 3.8. Average value: €325k. Overall: 4.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
29.1 km
Hospital
0.4 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
23.0
Violent crimes
2.7
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 325,000
Owner-occupied
56%
Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 23%65+ 30%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
5,920

Nearby neighbourhoods

Marinebuurt

Voorne aan Zee

4.0

Centrumgebied-West

Voorne aan Zee

4.0

Kulck-Zuid

Voorne aan Zee

7.7

Centrumgebied-Oost

Voorne aan Zee

2.7

Dorp en Hoonaart

Voorne aan Zee

4.3

Glaciswijk

Voorne aan Zee

3.3

Similar neighbourhoods

De Peppel

Smallingerland

4.0

De Wiken noordoost

Smallingerland

4.0

Weidewaard

Harderwijk

4.0

Heilige Stoel

Wijchen

4.0

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dichters- en Schrijversbuurt calculated?

Dichters- en Schrijversbuurt scores 4.0 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 Dichters- en Schrijversbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Dichters- en Schrijversbuurt scores 3.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.