Neighbourhood Duinbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Nieuw Den Helder-West · municipality Den Helder · Noord-Holland

  • 854 homes
  • 1.545 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1959
  • avg. WOZ € 247.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Duinbuurt

Homes
854
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1959
Average living area
98 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
854
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 43% 371
  • Apartment 23% 194
  • End-terrace house 22% 187
  • Semi-detached house 10% 82
  • Detached 2% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 135
  • B 15% 125
  • C 37% 318
  • D 15% 129
  • E 9% 80
  • F 6% 55
  • G 1% 11
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 84% 715
  • 1970–1989 15% 127
  • 1990–2009 1% 10

Residents

Residents
1.545
January 1, 2025
Households
840
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
45%
Households with children
26%
Population density
3.488
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 200
  • 15–25 years 9% 135
  • 25–45 years 22% 340
  • 45–65 years 26% 400
  • 65 years and older 30% 470

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 247.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rental homes
58%
57% housing association
Single-family homes
77%
23% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
1.820 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
930 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 6% block
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.414 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
743 passenger cars
Company locations
85
of which 5 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
46 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 854 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 58% 499
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 32% 274
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 9% 80
  • 56–60 dB: busy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
66%
municipality 93%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,9 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 47%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
18%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 28%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
41
-31% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
1 burglary
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 7
  • Mishandeling 10% 4
  • Vernieling 7% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 2
  • Bedreiging 5% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Straatroof 2% 1

Per year

  1. 562021
  2. 802022
  3. 642023
  4. 592024
  5. 562025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,03

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,13 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 34.000
Net labour participation
63%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)