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Living in Werktuigenbuurt (Purmerend): WOZ, prices & safety
Neighbourhood · Purmerend
Living in Werktuigenbuurt
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Purmerend. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Purmerend, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Werktuigenbuurt is €383,000, 6% lower than in Purmerend (€407,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 48%, against a rise of 45% in Purmerend. 76% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Purmerend (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€383,000
▼6% lower than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Purmerend (+45%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲16 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
22%
▼10 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲33 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Purmerend (10%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (5%)
Average WOZ value
€383,000
▼6% lower than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Purmerend (+45%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
76%
▲16 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
22%
▼10 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲33 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Purmerend (10%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 48% between 2021 and 2025, to €383,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€383,000▼ 6% below Purmerend
+48% since 2021
Purmerend +45%
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: ~€272 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€272/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
106 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €383,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€27€34
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€145
Maintenance reserve€135–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Purmerend's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 165th 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 106 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €383,000.
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
Werktuigenbuurt has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Purmer-Noord.
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: €383,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Werktuigenbuurt
383,000
944
–
Overlanderstraat en omgeving
312,000
2,175
–
Maten- en Zuivelbuurt
387,000
1,106
–
De Graeffweg en omgeving
377,000
2,138
–
Baanstee en omgeving
514,000
52
–
Golfterrein en verspreide bebouwing
738,000
74
–
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 76% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied76%
Social housing22%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes99%
Multi-family homes1%
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
100% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 38% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Before 19450.1%
1975-199199.6%
1992-20050.2%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 946 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 Purmerend average.
In 2025, 41 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Werktuigenbuurt, 21% higher than in Purmerend (34). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 38%, against a fall of 8% in Purmerend. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▲21% higher than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Purmerend (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼5% lower than Purmerend (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▲21% higher than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Purmerend (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼5% lower than Purmerend (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Werktuigenbuurt registered 41 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Purmerend.
Werktuigenbuurt41
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 Werktuigenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 13.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.4 in the municipality of Purmerend.
WerktuigenbuurtPurmerend
Theft and burglary13.0
Purmerend 11.4▲ +14% vs Purmerend
Traffic7.8
Purmerend 6.3▲ +24% vs Purmerend
Violence and threats7.4
Purmerend 4.5▲ +64% vs Purmerend
Vandalism and public order5.6
Purmerend 4.4▲ +27% vs Purmerend
Fraud and scams3.9
Purmerend 5.8▼ −33% vs Purmerend
Other and withheld3.5
Purmerend 1.8▲ +94% 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 Werktuigenbuurt registered 9 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Purmerend average; green space is above the Purmerend average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Werktuigenbuurt rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Purmerend. More adults are overweight (58% against 54%), more meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 47%) and more feel lonely (48% against 47%), but fewer smoke (15% against 16%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Werktuigenbuurt, covering 46% of the area, against 15% in Purmerend. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 39% of the area, 32 percentage points above the 7% in Purmerend.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
39%
▲32 percentage points higher than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Overweight
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Purmerend (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (47%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼70 percentage points lower than Purmerend (70%)
Recreation, share of the area
39%
▲35 percentage points higher than Purmerend (4%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲31 percentage points higher than Purmerend (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
39%
▲32 percentage points higher than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Overweight
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Purmerend (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (47%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼70 percentage points lower than Purmerend (70%)
Recreation, share of the area
39%
▲35 percentage points higher than Purmerend (4%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲31 percentage points higher than Purmerend (15%)
Health
An estimated 71% 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
71.2%
71.5%
Smokes
15%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
5%
5.1%
Overweight
58%
53.7%
Lonely
47.5%
47.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.2%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.9%
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
39% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Traffic5.1%
Built-up45.8%
Recreation39%
Water10.2%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.7
GP practices
–
0.4
Daycares
–
2.3
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 Purmerend.
Werktuigenbuurt has 2,260 inhabitants (2026), or 4,227 per km² (4.1 times as high as in Purmerend). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 18% 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 2021
-4%
▼lower than Purmerend (+18%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Purmerend (+17%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (27%)
Married
45%
▲7 percentage points higher than Purmerend (38%)
Dutch origin
68%
=about the same as 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 2021
-4%
▼lower than Purmerend (+18%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Purmerend (+17%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (27%)
Married
45%
▲7 percentage points higher than Purmerend (38%)
Dutch origin
68%
=about the same as 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 shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,260.
Residents, 2026
2,260
-4% since 2021
Purmerend +18%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,227 residents per km², this buurt is 4.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Purmerend.
Residents per km²4,227
Dwellings per km²1,781.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.7 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 45 and 65.
0 to 15335
15 to 25230
25 to 45535
45 to 65640
65 to 80470
80 and over50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married960
Married1,025
Divorced190
Widowed85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
68% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,530
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)165
Outside Europe565
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, mbo1590
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4880
Higher professional, university360
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
Werktuigenbuurt has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 10% higher than in Purmerend (1.0). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Purmerend (23%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Purmerend (23%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲10% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Purmerend (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲8 percentage points higher than Purmerend (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (1%)
Residents per km²
4,227
▲7.8 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Purmerend (23%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲10% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Purmerend (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲8 percentage points higher than Purmerend (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (1%)
Residents per km²
4,227
▲7.8 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
99%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Purmerend (2025).
Petrol78.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.3%
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 16% to 21% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 2 percentage points below Purmerend (23%)
+5 pp since 2021
Purmerend +9 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, 1,055 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,055
Motorcycles100
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 assembly (0.7%).
Residential98.1%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare0.1%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.2%
Other0.9%
Explanation
Based on 964 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
1% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings1%
NL 37%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²4,227
NL 539▲ +684% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Single-family dwellings99%
NL 63%▲ +57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings76%
NL 57%▲ +33% 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