The population is shrinking, while it grows 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 Purmer-Zuid is €440,000, 8% higher than in Purmerend (€407,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 102%, against a rise of 115% in Purmerend. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in Purmerend (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€440,000
▲8% higher than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+102%
▼lower than Purmerend (+115%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲13 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
23%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲21 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Purmerend (14%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (10%)
Built 1992–2005
27%
▲9 percentage points higher than Purmerend (18%)
Average WOZ value
€440,000
▲8% higher than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+102%
▼lower than Purmerend (+115%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲13 percentage points higher than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
23%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲21 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Purmerend (14%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Purmerend (10%)
Built 1992–2005
27%
▲9 percentage points higher than Purmerend (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 102% between 2014 and 2025, to €440,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€440,000▲ 8% above Purmerend
+102% since 2014
Purmerend +115%
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: ~€282 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€282/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
110 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €440,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€31€39
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 157th 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, €440,000.
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
Purmer-Zuid has the 3rd-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: €440,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Purmer-Zuid
440,000
5,138
–
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
–
Weidevenne
474,000
8,334
–
Beemster
574,000
4,622
–
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 73% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied73%
Social housing23%
Private rent4%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
71% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 38% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Before 19450.4%
1945-19640.1%
1965-19740.1%
1975-199170.9%
1992-200527.4%
2006-20150.4%
2016 and later0.7%
Explanation
Based on 5,140 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, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Purmer-Zuid, 50% lower than in Purmerend (34). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 25%, 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
17
▼50% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Purmerend (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▲21% higher than Purmerend (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼50% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Purmerend (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▲21% higher than Purmerend (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Purmer-Zuid registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Purmerend.
Purmer-Zuid17
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 Purmer-Zuid is 'Fraud and scams': 4.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.8 in the municipality of Purmerend.
Purmer-ZuidPurmerend
Fraud and scams4.1
Purmerend 5.8▼ −29% vs Purmerend
Theft and burglary3.7
Purmerend 11.4▼ −68% vs Purmerend
Traffic3.2
Purmerend 6.3▼ −49% vs Purmerend
Vandalism and public order2.7
Purmerend 4.4▼ −39% vs Purmerend
Violence and threats2.7
Purmerend 4.5▼ −40% vs Purmerend
Other and withheld0.7
Purmerend 1.8▼ −61% 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 Purmer-Zuid registered 18 traffic accidents, of which 9 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 above the Purmerend average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Purmer-Zuid rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Purmerend. Fewer adults smoke (13% against 16%), fewer feel lonely (44% against 47%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 47%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 47%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Purmer-Zuid, covering 39% of the area, against 3% in Purmerend. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 43% of the area, 36 percentage points above the 7% in Purmerend.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
43%
▲36 percentage points higher than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
25%
▼45 percentage points lower than Purmerend (70%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
39%
▲36 percentage points higher than Purmerend (3%)
Built-up, share of the area
28%
▲13 percentage points higher than Purmerend (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
43%
▲36 percentage points higher than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
25%
▼45 percentage points lower than Purmerend (70%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
39%
▲36 percentage points higher than Purmerend (3%)
Built-up, share of the area
28%
▲13 percentage points higher than Purmerend (15%)
Health
An estimated 74% 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
74%
71.5%
Smokes
12.8%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
5.1%
Overweight
54.2%
53.7%
Lonely
43.9%
47.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.1%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
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
43% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Traffic1.5%
Built-up27.7%
Recreation4.1%
Agriculture25.2%
Forest and nature38.6%
Water2.9%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Purmerend.
Purmer-Zuid has 12,070 inhabitants (2026), or 2,112 per km² (2.1 times as high as in Purmerend). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 8%, against a rise of 21% 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 2014
-8%
▼lower than Purmerend (+21%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (27%)
Married
46%
▲8 percentage points higher than Purmerend (38%)
Dutch origin
74%
▲6 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 2014
-8%
▼lower than Purmerend (+21%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (27%)
Married
46%
▲8 percentage points higher than Purmerend (38%)
Dutch origin
74%
▲6 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 shrank 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 12,070.
Residents, 2026
12,070
-8% since 2014
Purmerend +21%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,112 residents per km², this wijk is 2.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Purmerend.
Residents per km²2,112
Dwellings per km²899.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.7 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,735
15 to 251,180
25 to 452,620
45 to 653,650
65 to 802,235
80 and over655
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married5,020
Married5,530
Divorced875
Widowed635
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
74% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands8,940
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)860
Outside Europe2,270
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, mbo12,190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,420
Higher professional, university2,680
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
Purmer-Zuid has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 20% 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
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (23%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲20% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
=about the same as Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+9 pp
▲higher than Purmerend (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Purmerend (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (3%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (2%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (23%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲20% higher than Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
=about the same as Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+9 pp
▲higher than Purmerend (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲6 percentage points higher than Purmerend (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (3%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (2%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 335 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie180
Handel en horeca185
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie125
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening335
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg210
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten130
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).
Petrol77.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.8%
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 14% to 23% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%– about the same as Purmerend (23%)
+9 pp since 2014
Purmerend +1 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, 6,060 passenger cars and 625 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars6,060
Motorcycles625
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (0.4%).
Residential96.3%
Retail0.3%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.1%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial0.1%
Education0.1%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 5,335 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
2,112 residents per km²: 3.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,112
NL 539▲ +292% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings73%
NL 57%▲ +28% 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