Neighbourhood Schepenbuurt

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

  • 842 homes
  • 1.620 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 182.000

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 Schepenbuurt

Homes
842
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
82 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
843
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 44% 368
  • Mid-terrace house 35% 292
  • End-terrace house 16% 138
  • Semi-detached house 4% 34
  • Detached 1% 10

Energy label

  • A or better 51% 426
  • B 8% 68
  • C 9% 74
  • D 12% 102
  • E 13% 111
  • F 3% 24
  • G 4% 36
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • 1945–1969 68% 575
  • 1970–1989 19% 159
  • 1990–2009 10% 83
  • 2010 and later 3% 25

Residents

Residents
1.620
January 1, 2025
Households
765
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
48%
Households with children
33%
Population density
5.760
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 305
  • 15–25 years 13% 205
  • 25–45 years 23% 370
  • 45–65 years 22% 360
  • 65 years and older 23% 380

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 182.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
15%
Rental homes
85%
73% housing association
Single-family homes
56%
44% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
1
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
1.770 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
620 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
44%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
92% central heating, 8% 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.704 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
593 passenger cars
Company locations
80
of which 15 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)
51 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
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 842 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 56% 472
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 249
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 120
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 93%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
62%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,0 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
51%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °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
85%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
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
36
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
58
-15% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,9
5 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 17% 10
  • Woninginbraak 9% 5
  • Bedreiging 9% 5
  • Mishandeling 7% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 532021
  2. 742022
  3. 522023
  4. 662024
  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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,90
−0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,03

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,09 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,08 weak

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)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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
€ 5.500
Net labour participation
59%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
7,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)