The population is growing slower than in Almere. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Almere, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Noorderplassen W.-West is €637,000, 60% higher than in Almere (€397,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 28% in Almere. 96% of the homes are owner-occupied, 34 percentage points more than in Almere (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€637,000
▲60% higher than Almere (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
▼lower than Almere (+28%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲34 percentage points higher than Almere (62%)
Social housing
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Almere (27%)
Private rent
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (11%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲28 percentage points higher than Almere (70%)
Built 2016 and later
46%
▲30 percentage points higher than Almere (16%)
Average WOZ value
€637,000
▲60% higher than Almere (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
▼lower than Almere (+28%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲34 percentage points higher than Almere (62%)
Social housing
2%
▼25 percentage points lower than Almere (27%)
Private rent
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (11%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲28 percentage points higher than Almere (70%)
Built 2016 and later
46%
▲30 percentage points higher than Almere (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2022 and 2025, to €637,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€637,000▲ 60% above Almere
+25% since 2022
Almere +28%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€392 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€392/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
164 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €637,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€168NL median
Property tax (OZB)€58€56
Water board levy€50–
Waste levy€37€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€224
Maintenance reserve€209–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Almere's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 260th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 164 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €637,000.
Levies: Almere's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Noorderplassen W.-West has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Noorderplassen.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €637,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Noorderplassen W.-West
637,000
504
–
Noorderplassen Oost
756,000
329
–
Noorderplassen W.- Noord
690,000
405
–
Noorderplassen W.-Oost
500,000
832
–
Noorderplassen W.-Zuid
507,000
801
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 96% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied96%
Social housing2%
Private rent2%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
54% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 10% in the municipality of Almere.
2006-201553.8%
2016 and later46.2%
Explanation
Based on 504 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Almere average.
In 2025, 7 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Noorderplassen W.-West, 82% lower than in Almere (40). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 61%, against a fall of 2% in Almere. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
7
▼82% lower than Almere (40)
Change since 2022
-61%
▼lower than Almere (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼80% lower than Almere (3.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
7
▼82% lower than Almere (40)
Change since 2022
-61%
▼lower than Almere (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼80% lower than Almere (3.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Noorderplassen W.-West registered 7 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Almere.
Noorderplassen W.-West7
The municipality of Almere40
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Noorderplassen W.-West is 'Theft and burglary': 3.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 17.0 in the municipality of Almere.
Noorderplassen W.-WestAlmere
Theft and burglary3.1
Almere 17.0▼ −82% vs Almere
Fraud and scams3.1
Almere 4.4▼ −30% vs Almere
Violence and threats1.2
Almere 4.7▼ −74% vs Almere
Vandalism and public order0.0
Almere 4.8▼ −100% vs Almere
Traffic0.0
Almere 6.9▼ −100% vs Almere
Environmental0.0
Almere 0.2≈ Almere
Other and withheld0.0
Almere 1.8▼ −100% vs Almere
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Noorderplassen W.-West registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Almere average; green space is above the Almere average.
An estimated 86% of adults in Noorderplassen W.-West rate their own health as good, 13 percentage points more than in Almere. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 51%), fewer are overweight (43% against 54%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 50%) and fewer smoke (11% against 16%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Noorderplassen W.-West, covering 41% of the area, against 15% in Almere. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 44% of the area, 27 percentage points above the 17% in Almere.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
86%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
44%
▲27 percentage points higher than Almere (17%)
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Lonely
39%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almere (51%)
Overweight
43%
▼11 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (50%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Almere (16%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼45 percentage points lower than Almere (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
41%
▲26 percentage points higher than Almere (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
21%
▲14 percentage points higher than Almere (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
86%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
44%
▲27 percentage points higher than Almere (17%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almere (51%)
Overweight
43%
▼11 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (50%)
Smokes
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Almere (16%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼45 percentage points lower than Almere (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
41%
▲26 percentage points higher than Almere (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
21%
▲14 percentage points higher than Almere (7%)
Health
An estimated 86% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Almere (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Almere
Good self-rated health
86.3%
72.6%
Smokes
11%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
4.2%
4.3%
Overweight
43.1%
54.1%
Lonely
38.6%
50.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
49.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.9%
46.5%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
44% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Almere.
Traffic1.5%
Built-up41.2%
Recreation20.6%
Agriculture10.3%
Forest and nature23.5%
Water2.9%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.8
GP practices
–
0.8
Daycares
–
4.9
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Almere average.
Noorderplassen W.-West has 1,615 inhabitants (2026), or 2,408 per km² (34% higher than in Almere). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 7% in Almere. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Almere was 68%, 10 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2022
+1%
▼lower than Almere (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Almere
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almere (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▼1 percentage point lower than Almere (30%)
Never married
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Almere (53%)
Dutch origin
61%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (48%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
50%
▲19 percentage points higher than Almere (31%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2022
+1%
▼lower than Almere (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Almere
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almere (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▼1 percentage point lower than Almere (30%)
Never married
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Almere (53%)
Dutch origin
61%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (48%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
50%
▲19 percentage points higher than Almere (31%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2022 and 2026, at 1,615.
Residents, 2026
1,615
+1% since 2022
Almere +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,408 residents per km², this buurt is 34% more densely populated than the municipality of Almere.
Residents per km²2,408
Dwellings per km²752.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15440
15 to 25215
25 to 45470
45 to 65405
65 to 8080
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are never married.
Never married905
Married640
Divorced60
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
61% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands990
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)135
Outside Europe490
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1220
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4340
Higher professional, university570
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Almere; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 68% of eligible voters in Almere voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AlmereThe Netherlands
D66
16.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.2%
16.7%
VVD
14.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.1%
12.8%
CDA
6.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
17.3%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Noorderplassen W.-West has an average of 1.4 cars per household. 37% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 17 percentage points less than in Almere (54%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲12 percentage points higher than Almere (25%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Almere (13%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
37%
▼17 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+14 pp
▼lower than Almere (+16 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almere (93%)
Assembly, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Almere (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Almere (2%)
Social housing
2%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
2,408
▲4.5 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲12 percentage points higher than Almere (25%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Almere (13%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
37%
▼17 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+14 pp
▼lower than Almere (+16 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almere (93%)
Assembly, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Almere (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Almere (2%)
Social housing
2%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
2,408
▲4.5 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 70 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening70
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
37% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 54% in the municipality of Almere (2025).
Petrol63.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)36.8%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 22% to 37% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
37%▼ 17 percentage points below Almere (54%)
+15 pp since 2022
Almere +17 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 680 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars680
Motorcycles60
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential97.7%
Office1.4%
Assembly1.4%
Healthcare0.2%
Education0.2%
Explanation
Based on 516 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
2% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Social housing2%
NL 28%▼ −93% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²2,408
NL 539▲ +347% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings96%
NL 57%▲ +68% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025