de Helster, Overbetuwe
About 1,285 people live in de Helster, in 600 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 41% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €416,000; 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 17% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.4 km away, a supermarket 1.2 km and a GP 0.9 km.
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Is de Helster a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 41% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 31% |
| Safety and nuisance | 51% |
| Social cohesion | 39% |
| Amenities | 74% |
| Housing stock | 33% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is de Helster safe?
| All registered crime | 19.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.6 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) | €416,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 69% / 31% |
| Apartments | 19% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 35% |
| Age 65+ | 33% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.2 km |
| GP | 0.9 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 1.3 km |
| Train station | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | 5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Overbetuwe
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17340301. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.