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Herculesbuurt

Herculesbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Zee- en Duinwijk district of Velsen, with 1,560 residents and 747 homes. 40% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€295,000) is 28% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 143 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04530400 · 36 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,560residents1 January 2025
€295,000average WOZ home valueVelsen: €408,000
21%green within 500 mVelsen: 26%
143services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Herculesbuurt in VelsenPostcodes in Herculesbuurt highlighted; the rest of Velsen in grey
Map of Velsen with Herculesbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,560 residents in 745 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Velsen.

16%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
17%
aged 65 and over
41%
one-person households
34%
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 Herculesbuurt is €295,000, against €408,000 in Velsen.

747homes1 January 2025
45%single-family houses55% flats and apartments
40%owner-occupied56% housing association
4%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
760 m³gas per home per yearVelsen: 830 m³
2,130 kWhelectricity per home per yearVelsen: 2,370 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridVelsen: 4%
21%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 Herculesbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

46%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVelsen: 37%
14%in the top 20% nationallyVelsen: 21%
3.5%of residents live below the poverty lineVelsen: 2.8%
€29,000median household wealthVelsen: €169,000
73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVelsen: 72.0%
14%with a university or higher professional degreeVelsen: 28%
13.0%of workers are self-employedVelsen: 16.0%
0.9cars 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 48 crimes in Herculesbuurt in 2025, 7% more than in 2024. That is 30.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.1 across Velsen.

Vandalism and criminal damage9
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Assault4
Other property crime3
Driving under the influence3
Theft from vehicles2
Threats2
Burglary of homes1

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 Herculesbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.0
Primary pupils living here130
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises145
Residents per km²7,471
Land area21 ha

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

Schools in Herculesbuurt.

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

Pleiaden-SchoolPrimary school · Openbaar

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.

SaturnusbuurtVissersbuurtCanopusbuurtMoerbergbuurtBellatrixbuurtSchiplaanbuurtZee- en Duinwijk district