district in Velsen
Zee- en Duinwijk
Zee- en Duinwijk has 7 neighbourhoods with 10,195 residents in total.
Zee- en Duinwijk in Velsen carries cosmic neighbourhood names such as the Saturnusbuurt and the Bellatrixbuurt, seven neighbourhoods and just over 10,100 residents in all. Amenities (7.0) and safety (5.9) keep the district upright. The rest trails: quiet and nature at 6.0 and wealth and income at 3.5. The overall of 5.3 shows a post-war residential area that works, but where the living climate is under strain.
no. 7 of the 10 districts of Velsen
Short answer: Zee- en Duinwijk scores 5.3 as a district of Velsen, no. 7 of the 10 districts of Velsen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Saturnusbuurt (7.8), the worst Schiplaanbuurt (3.1). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 10,195 residents in total.
Key figures for Zee- en Duinwijk
- residents
- 10,195
- neighbourhoods
- 7
- km² of land
- 5.3
How Zee- en Duinwijk 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, 326 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.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Zee- en Duinwijk looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+25%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,991 — 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 Zee- en Duinwijk, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Zee- en Duinwijk
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Neighbourhoods in Zee- en Duinwijk
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