Vogelbuurt, Den Helder
About 1,860 people live in Vogelbuurt, in 885 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 53.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €232,000; 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 39% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.1 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Vogelbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 49% |
| Safety and nuisance | 17% |
| Social cohesion | 19% |
| Amenities | 48% |
| Housing stock | 26% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Vogelbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 53.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4.8 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) | €232,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 58% / 42% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.3 km |
| Secondary school | 2.7 km |
| Train station | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | 2.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Den Helder
Mijnendienst · Grachtengordel · Visbuurt · Sluisdijk · Willemsoord · 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 BU04000108. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.