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Natuurkundigenbuurt

Natuurkundigenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the IJmuiden-Noord district of Velsen, with 2,180 residents and 1,001 homes. 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 77% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€303,000) is 26% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 141 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04530104 · 47 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,180residents1 January 2025
€303,000average WOZ home valueVelsen: €408,000
12%green within 500 mVelsen: 26%
141services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Natuurkundigenbuurt in VelsenPostcodes in Natuurkundigenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Velsen in grey
Map of Velsen with Natuurkundigenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,180 residents in 945 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Velsen.

15%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
35%
one-person households
39%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Natuurkundigenbuurt is €303,000, against €408,000 in Velsen.

1,001homes1 January 2025
77%single-family houses23% flats and apartments
60%owner-occupied32% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
890 m³gas per home per yearVelsen: 830 m³
2,290 kWhelectricity per home per yearVelsen: 2,370 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridVelsen: 4%
20%homes with solar panelsVelsen: 26%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Natuurkundigenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVelsen: 37%
20%in the top 20% nationallyVelsen: 21%
2.3%of residents live below the poverty lineVelsen: 2.8%
€163,000median household wealthVelsen: €169,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVelsen: 72.0%
19%with a university or higher professional degreeVelsen: 28%
15.0%of workers are self-employedVelsen: 16.0%
1.0cars per householdVelsen: 1.0

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 68 crimes in Natuurkundigenbuurt in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 31.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.1 across Velsen.

Vandalism and criminal damage12
Other property crime6
Driving under the influence6
Theft of bicycles and mopeds5
Burglary of homes2
Vehicle theft1
Assault1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Natuurkundigenbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.9
Primary pupils living here190
Secondary pupils living here110
Business premises265
Residents per km²10,079
Land area22 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Schools in Natuurkundigenbuurt.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Basisschool het KompasPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Velsen.

KikvorsbuurtZeeheldenbuurtRivierenbuurtVerzetsheldenbuurtPaterskerkbuurtStadhuisbuurtIJmuiden-Noord district