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 Beemster is €574,000, 41% higher than in Purmerend (€407,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 22%, against a rise of 24% in Purmerend. 77% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in Purmerend (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€574,000
▲41% higher than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+22%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲17 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
17%
▼15 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲22 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼25 percentage points lower than Purmerend (38%)
Built before 1945
23%
▲18 percentage points higher than Purmerend (5%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Average WOZ value
€574,000
▲41% higher than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+22%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲17 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
17%
▼15 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲22 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼25 percentage points lower than Purmerend (38%)
Built before 1945
23%
▲18 percentage points higher than Purmerend (5%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 22% between 2022 and 2025, to €574,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€574,000▲ 41% above Purmerend
+22% 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: ~€295 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€295/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
110 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €574,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€145NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€40€50
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€150
Maintenance reserve€140–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Purmerend's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 139th 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 110 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €574,000.
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
Beemster has the highest WOZ value of the 8 wijken in the municipality of Purmerend.
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: €574,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Beemster
574,000
4,622
–
Centrum
352,000
3,090
–
Overwhere
334,000
7,320
–
Wheermolen
326,000
3,918
–
Gors
367,000
4,568
–
Purmer-Noord
363,000
6,489
–
Purmer-Zuid
440,000
5,138
–
Weidevenne
474,000
8,334
–
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 77% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied77%
Social housing17%
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
88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes12%
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
23% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 10% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Before 194523%
1945-196411%
1965-197413.2%
1975-199112.6%
1992-20059.5%
2006-20157.6%
2016 and later23.1%
Explanation
Based on 4,752 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, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Beemster, 18% lower than in Purmerend (34). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 12%, 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
28
▼18% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2022
-12%
▼lower than Purmerend (-5%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
=about the same as Purmerend (1.9)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.61
▲2.2 times as high as Purmerend (1.61)
Change since 2022
+94%
▲higher than Purmerend (+28%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▼18% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2022
-12%
▼lower than Purmerend (-5%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
=about the same as Purmerend (1.9)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.61
▲2.2 times as high as Purmerend (1.61)
Change since 2022
+94%
▲higher than Purmerend (+28%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Beemster registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Purmerend.
Beemster28
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 Beemster is 'Theft and burglary': 10.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.4 in the municipality of Purmerend.
BeemsterPurmerend
Theft and burglary10.9
Purmerend 11.4≈ Purmerend
Traffic5.7
Purmerend 6.3▼ −10% vs Purmerend
Fraud and scams4.0
Purmerend 5.8▼ −31% vs Purmerend
Vandalism and public order3.3
Purmerend 4.4▼ −25% vs Purmerend
Violence and threats3.0
Purmerend 4.5▼ −33% vs Purmerend
Other and withheld1.4
Purmerend 1.8▼ −22% vs Purmerend
Environmental0.1
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 Beemster registered 152 traffic accidents, of which 42 with injury and 1 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 79% of adults in Beemster rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Purmerend. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 47%), fewer are overweight (47% against 54%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 47%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (52% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Beemster, covering 89% of the area, against 70% in Purmerend. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 1% of the area, 6 percentage points below the 7% in Purmerend.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲7 percentage points higher than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Overweight
47%
▼7 percentage points lower than Purmerend (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
89%
▲19 percentage points higher than Purmerend (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Purmerend (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (4%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲7 percentage points higher than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Overweight
47%
▼7 percentage points lower than Purmerend (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
89%
▲19 percentage points higher than Purmerend (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Purmerend (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (4%)
Health
An estimated 79% 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
78.6%
71.5%
Smokes
12.3%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
6%
5.1%
Overweight
47.2%
53.7%
Lonely
38%
47.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.6%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.9%
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
1% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Traffic3.2%
Built-up4%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation1%
Agriculture89.3%
Forest and nature0.2%
Water1.9%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Purmerend average.
Beemster has 11,995 inhabitants (2026), or 170 per km² (83% lower than in Purmerend). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 12%, 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
+12%
▲higher than Purmerend (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Purmerend (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (27%)
Never married
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (48%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲17 percentage points higher than Purmerend (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼1 percentage point lower 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
+12%
▲higher than Purmerend (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Purmerend (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (27%)
Never married
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (48%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲17 percentage points higher than Purmerend (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼1 percentage point lower 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 12% between 2022 and 2026, to 11,995.
Residents, 2026
11,995
+12% since 2022
Purmerend +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 170 residents per km², this wijk is 83% less densely populated than the municipality of Purmerend.
Residents per km²170
Dwellings per km²65.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.1 died per 1,000.
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 152,205
15 to 251,210
25 to 452,875
45 to 653,380
65 to 801,770
80 and over550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married5,990
Married4,760
Divorced750
Widowed495
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands10,205
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)670
Outside Europe1,115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,870
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,750
Higher professional, university2,930
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
Beemster has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 30% higher than in Purmerend (1.0). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Purmerend (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Purmerend (2%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+6 pp
=about the same as Purmerend (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points 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
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Purmerend (2%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+6 pp
=about the same as Purmerend (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points 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
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 470 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij180
Nijverheid en energie310
Handel en horeca245
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie120
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed115
Zakelijke dienstverlening470
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg275
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Purmerend (2025).
Petrol74.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.9%
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 20% to 26% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 3 percentage points above Purmerend (23%)
+6 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, 6,160 passenger cars and 675 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars6,160
Motorcycles675
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 (6%).
Residential91.2%
Retail0.5%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.8%
Healthcare0.9%
Industrial6.2%
Lodging1.3%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other3.7%
Explanation
Based on 5,211 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
170 residents per km²: 68% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²170
NL 539▼ −68% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings12%
NL 37%▼ −68% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Social housing17%
NL 28%▼ −39% vs NL
Average WOZ value€574,000
NL €398,000▲ +44% 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) 2026