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Living in Oosterzij

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Heemskerk. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Heemskerk, and registered crime per resident is higher.

1,980 residents, 912 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Heemskerk average.

The average WOZ value in Oosterzij is €318,000, 23% lower than in Heemskerk (€412,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 52%, against a rise of 34% in Heemskerk. 29% of the homes are owner-occupied, 31 percentage points less than in Heemskerk (60%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €318,000
    23% lower than Heemskerk (€412,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2021
    +52%
    higher than Heemskerk (+34%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    29%
    31 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (60%)
  • Social housing
    68%
    36 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (32%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    5 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (8%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    54%
    11 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (65%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    0%
    27 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (27%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    0%
    18 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (18%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    2%
    16 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (18%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 52% between 2021 and 2025, to €318,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€318,00023% below Heemskerk
  • +52% since 2021
  • Heemskerk +34%
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: ~€245 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€245/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 88 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €318,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
  • Water board levy€41–
  • Waste levy€37€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€26€28
  • Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€121
  • Maintenance reserve€113–
  • Buildings insurance€8–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Heemskerk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 231st 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 88 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €318,000.
  • Levies: Heemskerk'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

Oosterzij has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Poelenburg en Oosterzij.

Netherlands€398,000
Heemskerk€412,000
Steenstrapark€434,000
Neksloot€380,000
Oosterzij€318,000

Poelenburg€312,000
Explanation

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: €318,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Oosterzij318,000912–
Poelenburg312,000823–
Neksloot380,000596–
Steenstrapark434,000124–
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 social housing, at 68% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied29%
  • Social housing68%
  • Private rent3%
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

54% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes54%
  • Multi-family homes46%
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

92% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 20% in the municipality of Heemskerk.

  • 1945-196491.7%
  • 1965-19740.4%
  • 1975-19910.1%
  • 1992-20051.6%
  • 2006-20156.1%
Explanation

Based on 914 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

More registered crime per resident than the Heemskerk average.

In 2025, 33 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Oosterzij, 10% higher than in Heemskerk (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 30%, against a fall of 11% in Heemskerk. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    33
    10% higher than Heemskerk (30)
  • Change since 2021
    +30%
    higher than Heemskerk (-11%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    3.7
    19% higher than Heemskerk (3.1)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Oosterzij registered 33 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Heemskerk.

Oosterzij33
The municipality of Heemskerk30
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Oosterzij registered 33 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Heemskerk.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
3310% above Heemskerk
  • +30% since 2021
  • Heemskerk -11%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Oosterzij is 'Violence and threats': 7.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 2.9 in the municipality of Heemskerk.

OosterzijHeemskerk
  • Violence and threats7.6
  • Theft and burglary7.1
  • Fraud and scams7.1
  • Vandalism and public order5.6
  • Traffic3.5
  • Other and withheld2.0
  • Environmental0.5
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 3.7 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.1 in the municipality of Heemskerk.

Oosterzij3.65
The municipality of Heemskerk3.09
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Oosterzij registered 2 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 below the Heemskerk average; green space is below the Heemskerk average.

An estimated 62% of adults in Oosterzij rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points less than in Heemskerk. More adults feel lonely (60% against 46%), more report anxiety or depression (58% against 46%), more smoke (23% against 15%) and more are overweight (59% against 54%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Oosterzij, covering 100% of the area, against 20% in Heemskerk.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    62%
    11 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    0%
    44 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (44%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    60%
    14 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (46%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    58%
    12 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (46%)
  • Smokes
    23%
    8 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (15%)
  • Overweight
    59%
    5 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (54%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    100%
    80 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (20%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    0%
    36 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (36%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    0%
    19 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (19%)

Health

An estimated 62% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Heemskerk (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Heemskerk
Good self-rated health
62.1%
72.6%
Smokes
22.8%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
6%
Overweight
59.2%
53.7%
Lonely
60%
46.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.5%
46%
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
49.6%
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

0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 44% in the municipality of Heemskerk.

  • Built-up100%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 200 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket700 m–
GP practice400 m–
Primary school200 m–
Daycare200 m–
Large supermarkets–3.4
GP practices–4.4
Daycares–4.1
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 shrinking, while it grows in Heemskerk.

Oosterzij has 1,980 inhabitants (2026), or 9,971 per km² (6.9 times as high as in Heemskerk). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 1% in Heemskerk. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heemskerk was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2021
    -0%
    lower than Heemskerk (+1%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Heemskerk
    79%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +0%
    lower than Heemskerk (+2%)
  • Aged 25 to 45
    28%
    5 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (23%)
  • Never married
    58%
    13 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (45%)
  • Dutch origin
    53%
    23 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (76%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    56%
    10 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (46%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    18%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,980.

Residents, 2026
1,980
  • +0% since 2021
  • Heemskerk +1%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 9,971 residents per km², this buurt is 6.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Heemskerk.

Residents per km²9,971
Dwellings per km²4,560

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 10.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.1 died per 1,000.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

28% of residents are between 25 and 45.

  • 0 to 15365
  • 15 to 25275
  • 25 to 45555
  • 45 to 65505
  • 65 to 80205
  • 80 and over65

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

58% of residents are never married.

  • Never married1,140
  • Married515
  • Divorced250
  • Widowed75

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

52% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,035
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)150
  • Outside Europe785

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

56% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1550
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4710

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Heemskerk; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Heemskerk voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.

Municipality of HeemskerkThe Netherlands
D66
18.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.2%
16.7%
VVD
15.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.7%
12.8%
CDA
10.9%
11.8%
JA21
7.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6%
4.5%
BBB
2.4%
2.6%
Other
10.5%
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

Oosterzij has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 18% lower than in Heemskerk (1.1). 12% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points less than in Heemskerk (21%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    23%
    6 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (17%)
  • Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
    0%
    5 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (5%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    11%
    4 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (7%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    0.9
    18% lower than Heemskerk (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    12%
    9 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (21%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    +2 pp
    lower than Heemskerk (+8 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    94%
    8 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (86%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (2%)
  • Healthcare, share of addresses
    0%
    1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (1%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Social housing
    68%
    40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    29%
    28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

12% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Heemskerk (2025).

  • Petrol87.6%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.4%
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 10% to 12% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
12%9 percentage points below Heemskerk (21%)
  • +2 pp since 2021
  • Heemskerk +8 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, 805 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars805
Motorcycles55
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

94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).

  • Residential93.6%
  • Retail1%
  • Assembly0.3%
  • Healthcare0.1%
  • Industrial0.5%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other4.5%
Explanation

Based on 976 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

9,971 residents per km²: 18 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²9,971
  • Private rent3%
  • Social housing68%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings29%
  • Average WOZ value€318,000
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) 2026

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Heemskerk

Other neighbourhoods in Heemskerk
Steenstrapark260€434,00052
Neksloot1,335€380,00027
Poelenburg1,435€312,00038

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

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