Helkant, Drimmelen
About 370 people live in Helkant, in 190 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 54% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 37.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €575,000; 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 3% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.3 km away, a supermarket 1.2 km and a GP 2.7 km.
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Is Helkant a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 54% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 12% |
| Safety and nuisance | 59% |
| Social cohesion | 69% |
| Amenities | 30% |
| Housing stock | 78% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Helkant safe?
| All registered crime | 37.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.4 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) | €575,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 88% / 12% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 27% |
| Single-person households | 51% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.2 km |
| GP | 2.7 km |
| Primary school | 1.3 km |
| Secondary school | 3.1 km |
| Train station | 9.3 km |
| Hospital | 10.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17190503. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.