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district in Helmond

Binnenstad

Binnenstad has 7 neighbourhoods with 17,455 residents in total.

Bottom 14% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

The centre of Helmond takes in seven neighbourhoods and just over 17,000 residents around the Heipoort and the old heart. Amenities reach 9.7, with shops, market and station within walking distance. The rest of the figures, though, are low: safety 3.2, wealth and income 3.2, quiet and nature 2.7 and a 3.2 overall. A densely built city centre where the range of amenities stands in stark contrast to the living climate.

no. 10 of the 12 districts of Helmond

Short answer: Binnenstad scores 3.5 as a district of Helmond, no. 10 of the 12 districts of Helmond. Its strongest neighbourhood is Steenweg en omgeving (4.3), the worst Annabuurt en Suytkade (2.5). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 17,455 residents in total.

Key figures for Binnenstad

residents
17,455
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
2.9

How Binnenstad 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
64.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
7.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.1 per 1,000
Property crime
25.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,661 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in HelmondThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Helmond

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.4 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
1.1 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.0 km
Motorway ramp
2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Helmond

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
€ 267,728
Welfare recipients
47.0 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
45%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
29%
Social housing
51%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
45%
Built after 2000
33%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Helmond

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
6,961 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
23%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,117
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.0 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 Helmond

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Helmond

Who lives here

Binnenstad has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 33%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4533%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6524%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    51%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    24%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,961far 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 Binnenstad, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Binnenstad

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Binnenstad.

Neighbourhoods in Binnenstad

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Steenweg en omgeving4.3
  2. 2Heipoort4.1
  3. 3Vossenberg4.1
  4. 4Leonardus3.6
  5. 5Stationsgebied2.8
  6. 6Centrum2.7
  7. 7Annabuurt en Suytkade2.5