The population is growing slower than in Medemblik. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Medemblik, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Zwaagdijk-West Centrum is €455,000, 11% higher than in Medemblik (€409,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 42% in Medemblik. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in Medemblik (70%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€455,000
▲11% higher than Medemblik (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▲higher than Medemblik (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲13 percentage points higher than Medemblik (70%)
Social housing
15%
▼8 percentage points lower than Medemblik (23%)
Private rent
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲14 percentage points higher than Medemblik (86%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Built before 1945
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Medemblik (17%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (6%)
Average WOZ value
€455,000
▲11% higher than Medemblik (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▲higher than Medemblik (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲13 percentage points higher than Medemblik (70%)
Social housing
15%
▼8 percentage points lower than Medemblik (23%)
Private rent
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲14 percentage points higher than Medemblik (86%)
Built 1945–1964
13%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (7%)
Built before 1945
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Medemblik (17%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €455,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€455,000▲ 11% above Medemblik
+43% since 2021
Medemblik +42%
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: ~€337 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€337/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
143 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €455,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€141NL median
Property tax (OZB)€46€40
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€30€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€196
Maintenance reserve€183–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Medemblik'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 143 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €455,000.
Levies: Medemblik'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
Zwaagdijk-West Centrum has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Zwaagdijk-West.
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: €455,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zwaagdijk-West Centrum
455,000
170
–
Zwaagdijk-West Buitengebied
522,000
66
–
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 83% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied83%
Social housing15%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 20% in the municipality of Medemblik.
Before 194511.4%
1945-196412.6%
1965-197424.6%
1975-199122.3%
1992-200514.9%
2006-201512%
2016 and later2.3%
Explanation
Based on 175 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 Medemblik average.
In 2025, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zwaagdijk-West Centrum, 43% lower than in Medemblik (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 25%, against a fall of 19% in Medemblik. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼43% lower than Medemblik (23)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Medemblik (-19%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼43% lower than Medemblik (23)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Medemblik (-19%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zwaagdijk-West Centrum registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Medemblik.
Zwaagdijk-West Centrum13
The municipality of Medemblik23
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 Zwaagdijk-West Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 9.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.6 in the municipality of Medemblik.
Zwaagdijk-West CentrumMedemblik
Theft and burglary9.0
Medemblik 6.6▲ +36% vs Medemblik
Violence and threats2.2
Medemblik 3.6▼ −39% vs Medemblik
Traffic2.2
Medemblik 4.9▼ −55% vs Medemblik
Vandalism and public order0.0
Medemblik 2.7▼ −100% vs Medemblik
Fraud and scams0.0
Medemblik 4.3▼ −100% vs Medemblik
Environmental0.0
Medemblik 0.2≈ Medemblik
Other and withheld0.0
Medemblik 0.6≈ Medemblik
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 2023, police in Zwaagdijk-West Centrum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Medemblik average; green space is above the Medemblik average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Zwaagdijk-West Centrum rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Medemblik. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (53% against 48%), but fewer feel lonely (40% against 44%), fewer smoke (14% against 16%) and fewer are overweight (51% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Zwaagdijk-West Centrum, covering 61% of the area, against 5% in Medemblik. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 9 percentage points above the 2% in Medemblik.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Medemblik (2%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Medemblik (48%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (44%)
Overweight
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
▲56 percentage points higher than Medemblik (5%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼53 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
22%
▼15 percentage points lower than Medemblik (37%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Medemblik (2%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Medemblik (48%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (44%)
Overweight
51%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Medemblik (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
▲56 percentage points higher than Medemblik (5%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼53 percentage points lower than Medemblik (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
22%
▼15 percentage points lower than Medemblik (37%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Medemblik (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Medemblik
Good self-rated health
77.4%
74.7%
Smokes
14.1%
15.5%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
6.1%
Overweight
50.6%
52.9%
Lonely
39.7%
43.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.5%
42.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
48.4%
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
11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 2% in the municipality of Medemblik.
Traffic5.6%
Built-up61.1%
Recreation11.1%
Agriculture22.2%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,300 m
–
GP practice
2,300 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
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 growing slower than the Medemblik average.
Zwaagdijk-West Centrum has 445 inhabitants (2026), or 2,473 per km² (6.5 times as high as in Medemblik). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 3% in Medemblik. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Medemblik was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Medemblik (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Medemblik
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Medemblik (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (28%)
Never married
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (47%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Medemblik (83%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
50%
▲20 percentage points higher than Medemblik (30%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Medemblik (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Medemblik
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Medemblik (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Medemblik (28%)
Never married
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Medemblik (47%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Medemblik (83%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
50%
▲20 percentage points higher than Medemblik (30%)
VVD, share of the vote
18%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 445.
Residents, 2026
445
+0% since 2021
Medemblik +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,473 residents per km², this buurt is 6.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of Medemblik.
Residents per km²2,473
Dwellings per km²944.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1580
15 to 2555
25 to 45100
45 to 65120
65 to 8075
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married220
Married200
Divorced20
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands400
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Medemblik; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Medemblik voted. The largest party was VVD with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of MedemblikThe Netherlands
D66
14.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.6%
16.7%
VVD
17.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.6%
12.8%
CDA
14.5%
11.8%
JA21
8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.3%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
2.6%
Other
9.4%
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
Zwaagdijk-West Centrum has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Medemblik (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Medemblik (24%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (25%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (9%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Medemblik (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Medemblik (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Medemblik (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲8 percentage points higher than Medemblik (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Medemblik (1%)
Residents per km²
2,473
▲4.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▼10 percentage points lower than Medemblik (25%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲6 percentage points higher than Medemblik (9%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Medemblik (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Medemblik (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
=about the same as Medemblik (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Medemblik (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲8 percentage points higher than Medemblik (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Medemblik (7%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Medemblik (1%)
Residents per km²
2,473
▲4.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Medemblik (2025).
Petrol75.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.5%
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 23% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%– about the same as Medemblik (24%)
+1 pp since 2021
Medemblik +4 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, 245 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars245
Motorcycles30
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (5%).
Residential92.1%
Office0.5%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare4.7%
Industrial2.1%
Education0.5%
Other0.5%
Explanation
Based on 190 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% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²2,473
NL 539▲ +359% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings83%
NL 57%▲ +46% 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