The districts of Heemstede

Heemstede has 27,630 residents (2026), spread across 3 districts and 14 neighbourhoods.

Top 11% of the Netherlands

Well-off, and comfortable across the board

Heemstede averages 9.2, which puts the municipality above 89% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Wealth and income lift that grade with 8.3; safety holds it back at 6.7. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Heemsteedse Dreef, Schildersbuurt en omgeving (10.0), the lowest in Manpad en Hartekamp (5.1). That is 4.9 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 27,630
districts: 3
neighbourhoods: 14
km² of land: 9.2

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

26.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

13.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,066 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.7 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

2.4 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

4.3 km

Café

1.0 km

Library

1.4 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 705,226

Welfare recipients

9.8 per 1,000

High incomes

33%

Low incomes

33%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

68%

Social housing

20%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

67%

Built after 2000

13%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

4,603 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

58%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,790

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.9 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.4 km

Residents under 15

17%

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Who lives here

Heemstede has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4518%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+28%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,603 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Heemstede, weighted by population.