Zwanenbalg, Den Helder
About 465 people live in Zwanenbalg, in 190 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 25% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €582,000; 97% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 8 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 3.1 km.
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Is Zwanenbalg a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 25% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 97% |
| Safety and nuisance | 75% |
| Social cohesion | 73% |
| Amenities | 7% |
| Housing stock | 72% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Zwanenbalg safe?
| All registered crime | 10.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | €582,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 97% / 3% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 12% |
| Age 65+ | 33% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 3.1 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 2.9 km |
| Train station | 8 km |
| Hospital | 10.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Den Helder
Boterzwin · Noorderhaven · Malzwin · Wierbalg · Kruiszwin · Doorzwin · Vogelzand · Middelzand · Julianadorp-West · Ooghduyne · De Zandloper · Koegras-Noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04000808. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.