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IJmuiden-Noord

IJmuiden-Noord has 7 neighbourhoods with 9,475 residents in total.

Bottom 49% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

IJmuiden-Noord in Velsen carries the names of physicists and resistance heroes, seven neighbourhoods and over 9,400 residents together. Amenities are all but complete at 9.5, and safety holds up well at 6.2. Beneath that it lags: wealth 4.0, quiet and nature 2.6. That last figure is the weak spot, striking so close to the coast. With an overall of 6.2, this harbour district reads as fully served, but with a modest living climate.

no. 6 of the 10 districts of Velsen

Short answer: IJmuiden-Noord scores 6.2 as a district of Velsen, no. 6 of the 10 districts of Velsen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Zeeheldenbuurt (8.6), the worst Lagersbuurt (3.1). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 9,475 residents in total.

Key figures for IJmuiden-Noord

residents
9,475
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
1.1

How IJmuiden-Noord 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
30.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
10.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 404 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in VelsenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Velsen

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.3 km
GP practice
0.4 km
Train station
4.1 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Hospital
3.7 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.8 km
Motorway ramp
1.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Velsen

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
€ 306,004
Welfare recipients
21.1 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
55%
Social housing
34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
63%
Built after 2000
7%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Velsen

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
8,747 inw/km²
Noise level
59 dB
Green surroundings
26%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
6%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,808
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.6 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 Velsen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.4 km
Households with children
33%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Velsen

Who lives here

IJmuiden-Noord has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4530%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+18%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    43%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    8,747far 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 IJmuiden-Noord, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of IJmuiden-Noord

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of IJmuiden-Noord.

Neighbourhoods in IJmuiden-Noord

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Zeeheldenbuurt8.6
  2. 2Heidebuurt8.1
  3. 3Natuurkundigenbuurt7.7
  4. 4Kikvorsbuurt4.8
  5. 5Verzetsheldenbuurt3.9
  6. 6Stadhuisbuurt3.4
  7. 7Lagersbuurt3.1