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Stad binnen de Linie-West

Stad binnen de Linie-West has 9 neighbourhoods with 10,265 residents in total.

Bottom 17% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

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.
Total crime
40.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.5 per 1,000
Property crime
16.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 545 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Den HelderThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Den Helder

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.9 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
1.0 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Den Helder

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.
Property value
€ 224,577
Welfare recipients
29.2 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
59%
Social housing
32%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
76%
Built after 2000
5%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Den Helder

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
6,694 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
33%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,425
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.6 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.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Den Helder

The figures

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
27%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Den Helder

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

    1.9smaller 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

    6,694far 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

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Fort Dirksz Admiraal8.1
  2. 2Indische buurt-Noord6.7
  3. 3Tuindorp-West3.7
  4. 4Geleerdenbuurt3.7
  5. 5Indische buurt-Zuid3.6
  6. 6Van Galenbuurt3.2
  7. 7Tuindorp-Oost3.2
  8. 8Oud Den Helder3.1
  9. Fort Erfprins