Kapelbuurt, Velsen
About 1,335 people live in Kapelbuurt, in 560 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 11% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 51.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €450,000; 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.1 km away, a supermarket 1.9 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Kapelbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 11% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 96% |
| Safety and nuisance | 62% |
| Social cohesion | 51% |
| Amenities | 77% |
| Housing stock | 14% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kapelbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 51.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 15.7 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) | €450,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 61% / 39% |
| Apartments | 42% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 43% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.9 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 0.6 km |
| Train station | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | 3.4 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 BU04530003. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.