Grachtengordel, Den Helder
About 730 people live in Grachtengordel, in 410 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 41.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €182,000; 56% of homes are owner-occupied and 22% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.3 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Grachtengordel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 53% |
| Safety and nuisance | 16% |
| Social cohesion | 22% |
| Amenities | 52% |
| Housing stock | 14% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Grachtengordel safe?
| All registered crime | 41.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 8.2 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €182,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 56% / 44% |
| Apartments | 44% |
| Households with children | 21% |
| Single-person households | 54% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 3.4 km |
| Train station | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | 2.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Den Helder
Visbuurt · Sluisdijk · Vogelbuurt · Willemsoord · Mijnendienst · Centrum · Oostsloot · Oud Den Helder · Van Galenbuurt · Indische buurt-Noord · Indische buurt-Zuid · Geleerdenbuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04000106. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.