Schooten-Centrum, Den Helder
About 840 people live in Schooten-Centrum, in 490 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 73% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 142.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €193,000; 18% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.9 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Schooten-Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 73% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 67% |
| Safety and nuisance | 57% |
| Social cohesion | 32% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 23% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Schooten-Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 142.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 8.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 40.5 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) | €193,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 18% / 82% |
| Apartments | 89% |
| Households with children | 6% |
| Single-person households | 57% |
| Age 65+ | 78% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 2.4 km |
| Train station | 0.9 km |
| Hospital | 4.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Den Helder
Boerderijbuurt · Landmetersbuurt · Zeeloodsenbuurt · Waterkeringsbuurt · Walvisvaarderbuurt · Guldemond · Schouten en Schepenenbuurt · Marina · Julianadorp-Oost · Dirksz Admiraal · Nieuw Den Helder Zuid-Oost · Koegras-Noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04000506. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.