district in Den Helder
Stad binnen de Linie-West
Stad binnen de Linie-West has 9 neighbourhoods with 10,265 residents in total.
Stad binnen de Linie-West in Den Helder counts nine neighbourhoods, including Oud Den Helder and the Indische districts, together over 10,200 residents. Amenities stand out at 9.0, but that is where the good news ends. Wealth and income sinks to 3.5, safety and the overall to 3.7, and quiet and nature likewise stays low at 4.1. This is one of the hardest-scoring districts in the set: close to everything, but with a living climate that trails badly.
no. 7 of the 8 districts of Den Helder
Short answer: Stad binnen de Linie-West scores 3.7 as a district of Den Helder, no. 7 of the 8 districts of Den Helder. Its strongest neighbourhood is Fort Dirksz Admiraal (8.1), the worst Oud Den Helder (3.1). The district has 9 neighbourhoods with 10,265 residents in total.
Key figures for Stad binnen de Linie-West
- residents
- 10,265
- neighbourhoods
- 9
- km² of land
- 2.4
How Stad binnen de Linie-West 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, 545 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-West looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+24%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
47% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,694 — 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-West, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Stad binnen de Linie-West
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Stad binnen de Linie-West.
Neighbourhoods in Stad binnen de Linie-West
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