district in Den Helder
Stad binnen de Linie-Oost
Stad binnen de Linie-Oost has 10 neighbourhoods with 9,265 residents in total.
Stad binnen de Linie-Oost forms the old core of Den Helder, ten neighbourhoods around the Visbuurt and the Grachtengordel, together over 9,200 residents. Amenities are all but complete at 9.8, but the rest lags: wealth and income sinks to 3.2, the lowest in this set, and quiet and nature (3.1), the overall (3.6) and safety (3.6) also stay low. With an overall of 3.6, this harbour district ranks among the hardest-scoring: fully served, but with a living climate that trails badly.
no. 6 of the 8 districts of Den Helder
Short answer: Stad binnen de Linie-Oost scores 4.1 as a district of Den Helder, no. 6 of the 8 districts of Den Helder. Its strongest neighbourhood is Mijnendienst (9.2), the worst Centrum (2.6). The district has 10 neighbourhoods with 9,265 residents in total.
Key figures for Stad binnen de Linie-Oost
- residents
- 9,265
- neighbourhoods
- 10
- km² of land
- 4.2
How Stad binnen de Linie-Oost scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 908 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Stad binnen de Linie-Oost looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1512%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4527%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
51% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
25% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,156 — 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 Stad binnen de Linie-Oost, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Stad binnen de Linie-Oost
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Neighbourhoods in Stad binnen de Linie-Oost
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