The population is growing faster than in Purmerend. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Purmerend, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Middenbeemster is €503,000, 24% higher than in Purmerend (€407,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 23%, against a rise of 24% in Purmerend. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Purmerend (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€503,000
▲24% higher than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+23%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲9 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
26%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲20 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▼16 percentage points lower than Purmerend (38%)
Built before 1945
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (5%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Average WOZ value
€503,000
▲24% higher than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+23%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲9 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
26%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲20 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▼16 percentage points lower than Purmerend (38%)
Built before 1945
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (5%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 23% between 2022 and 2025, to €503,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€503,000▲ 24% above Purmerend
+23% since 2022
Purmerend +24%
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
146 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €503,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€138NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€35€44
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€199
Maintenance reserve€186–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Purmerend's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 145th 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 146 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €503,000.
Levies: Purmerend'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
Middenbeemster has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Beemster.
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: €503,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Middenbeemster
503,000
2,345
–
Noordbeemster
691,000
242
–
Westbeemster
651,000
309
–
Zuidoostbeemster
640,000
1,726
–
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 69% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied69%
Social housing26%
Private rent5%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
24% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 10% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Before 19459.6%
1945-19646%
1965-197414.4%
1975-199121.8%
1992-200515.8%
2006-20158.3%
2016 and later24.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,459 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 Purmerend average.
In 2025, 27 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Middenbeemster, 21% lower than in Purmerend (34). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 3%, against a fall of 5% in Purmerend. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼21% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2022
+3%
▲higher than Purmerend (-5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▲5% higher than Purmerend (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼21% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2022
+3%
▲higher than Purmerend (-5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▲5% higher than Purmerend (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Middenbeemster registered 27 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Purmerend.
Middenbeemster27
The municipality of Purmerend34
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 Middenbeemster is 'Theft and burglary': 9.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.4 in the municipality of Purmerend.
MiddenbeemsterPurmerend
Theft and burglary9.6
Purmerend 11.4▼ −16% vs Purmerend
Traffic4.3
Purmerend 6.3▼ −32% vs Purmerend
Vandalism and public order4.1
Purmerend 4.4▼ −7% vs Purmerend
Violence and threats4.1
Purmerend 4.5▼ −9% vs Purmerend
Fraud and scams4.1
Purmerend 5.8▼ −29% vs Purmerend
Other and withheld0.9
Purmerend 1.8▼ −50% vs Purmerend
Environmental0.0
Purmerend 0.1≈ Purmerend
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 Middenbeemster registered 29 traffic accidents, of which 8 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 Purmerend average; green space is below the Purmerend average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Middenbeemster rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Purmerend. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 47%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 47%), fewer are overweight (50% against 54%) and fewer smoke (13% against 16%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Middenbeemster, covering 89% of the area, against 70% in Purmerend. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 7% in Purmerend.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Overweight
50%
▼4 percentage points lower than Purmerend (54%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
89%
▲19 percentage points higher than Purmerend (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Purmerend (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Overweight
50%
▼4 percentage points lower than Purmerend (54%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
89%
▲19 percentage points higher than Purmerend (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Purmerend (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (3%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Purmerend (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Purmerend
Good self-rated health
76.6%
71.5%
Smokes
13.4%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
5.1%
Overweight
50.2%
53.7%
Lonely
40.8%
47.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.5%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.6%
47.4%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up5.5%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation1.6%
Agriculture88.7%
Water1.2%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.6
GP practices
–
1.1
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 faster than the Purmerend average.
Middenbeemster has 6,070 inhabitants (2026), or 290 per km² (72% lower than in Purmerend). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 18%, against a rise of 4% in Purmerend. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Purmerend was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 23% 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
+18%
▲higher than Purmerend (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
▲higher than Purmerend (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Purmerend (27%)
Never married
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (48%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Purmerend (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2022
+18%
▲higher than Purmerend (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
▲higher than Purmerend (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Purmerend (27%)
Never married
51%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (48%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲15 percentage points higher than Purmerend (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 18% between 2022 and 2026, to 6,070.
Residents, 2026
6,070
+18% since 2022
Purmerend +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 290 residents per km², this buurt is 72% less densely populated than the municipality of Purmerend.
Residents per km²290
Dwellings per km²112.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.6 died per 1,000.
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 151,080
15 to 25595
25 to 451,580
45 to 651,635
65 to 80890
80 and over290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married3,125
Married2,275
Divorced410
Widowed265
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands5,010
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)420
Outside Europe640
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1980
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,040
Higher professional, university1,240
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Purmerend; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Purmerend voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 23% of the valid votes.
Municipality of PurmerendThe Netherlands
D66
15.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
23.5%
16.7%
VVD
16.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.4%
12.8%
CDA
6.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.2%
4.5%
BBB
3.2%
2.6%
Other
11%
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
Middenbeemster has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 30% higher than in Purmerend (1.0). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Purmerend (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Purmerend (2%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
=about the same as Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+5 pp
▼lower than Purmerend (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (90%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
290
▼46% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Purmerend (2%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (9%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
=about the same as Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+5 pp
▼lower than Purmerend (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (90%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
290
▼46% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 180 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij60
Nijverheid en energie155
Handel en horeca120
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie45
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed35
Zakelijke dienstverlening180
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg120
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Purmerend (2025).
Petrol77.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.9%
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 18% to 23% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%– about the same as Purmerend (23%)
+5 pp since 2022
Purmerend +7 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, 2,970 passenger cars and 305 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,970
Motorcycles305
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential90.9%
Retail0.7%
Office0.5%
Assembly1%
Healthcare1.5%
Industrial4.4%
Lodging1.2%
Sports0.1%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 2,704 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
5% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Residents per km²290
NL 539▼ −46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings86%
NL 63%▲ +37% vs NL
Average WOZ value€503,000
NL €398,000▲ +26% 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