The population is growing slower than in Zaanstad. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Zaanstad, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Hofwijk is €313,000, 20% lower than in Zaanstad (€389,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 1%, the same as in Zaanstad. 32% of the homes are owner-occupied, 22 percentage points less than in Zaanstad (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€313,000
▼20% lower than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+1%
=about the same as Zaanstad (+1%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼22 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
64%
▲28 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼36 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (62%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Built 1965–1974
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (17%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (9%)
Average WOZ value
€313,000
▼20% lower than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+1%
=about the same as Zaanstad (+1%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼22 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
64%
▲28 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼36 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (62%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Built 1965–1974
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (17%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 1% between 2024 and 2025, to €313,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€313,000▼ 20% below Zaanstad
+1% since 2024
Zaanstad +1%
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: ~€233 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€233/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
81 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €313,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€41–
Sewage levy€31€22
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€21€27
Costs to set aside€111
Maintenance reserve€104–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zaanstad's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 215th 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 81 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €313,000.
Levies: Zaanstad'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
Hofwijk has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Kogerveldwijk.
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: €313,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hofwijk
313,000
492
–
Oostzijderveld
406,000
439
–
Kogerveld
304,000
1,472
–
Boerejonkerbuurt
339,000
138
–
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 social housing, at 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied32%
Social housing64%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes26%
Multi-family homes74%
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
57% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 14% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Before 19458.1%
1945-196457.1%
1965-197423.7%
1992-20057.5%
2016 and later3.6%
Explanation
Based on 494 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 Zaanstad average.
In 2025, 77 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hofwijk, 67% higher than in Zaanstad (46). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 21%, against a rise of 1% in Zaanstad. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
77
▲67% higher than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2024
+21%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲2.4 times as high as Zaanstad (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
77
▲67% higher than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2024
+21%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲2.4 times as high as Zaanstad (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hofwijk registered 77 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Hofwijk77
The municipality of Zaanstad46
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 Hofwijk is 'Theft and burglary': 25.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.3 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
HofwijkZaanstad
Theft and burglary25.8
Zaanstad 20.3▲ +27% vs Zaanstad
Traffic16.6
Zaanstad 7.9▲ +110% vs Zaanstad
Violence and threats13.8
Zaanstad 5.6▲ +146% vs Zaanstad
Vandalism and public order11.1
Zaanstad 5.4▲ +106% vs Zaanstad
Fraud and scams8.3
Zaanstad 5.0▲ +66% vs Zaanstad
Other and withheld1.8
Zaanstad 1.6▲ +12% vs Zaanstad
Environmental0.0
Zaanstad 0.2≈ Zaanstad
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 Hofwijk registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Zaanstad average.
An estimated 60% of adults in Hofwijk rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points less than in Zaanstad. More adults feel lonely (60% against 49%), more report anxiety or depression (60% against 50%), more smoke (26% against 18%) and more are overweight (60% against 54%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (70%)
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Lonely
60%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (50%)
Smokes
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (18%)
Overweight
60%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (70%)
More figures
Lonely
60%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (50%)
Smokes
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (18%)
Overweight
60%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Health
An estimated 60% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Zaanstad (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zaanstad
Good self-rated health
60.4%
69.5%
Smokes
26.5%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
5.6%
Overweight
59.6%
54.4%
Lonely
60%
49.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
59.5%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.7%
46.9%
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
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
900 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
1,300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.5
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
1.5
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 Zaanstad average.
Hofwijk has 1,135 inhabitants (2026), or 7,065 per km² (3.2 times as high as in Zaanstad). Between 2024 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 2% in Zaanstad. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zaanstad was 72%, 6 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2024
+1%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaanstad
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (27%)
Never married
57%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (52%)
Origin outside Europe
62%
▲32 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (30%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2024
+1%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaanstad
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (27%)
Never married
57%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (52%)
Origin outside Europe
62%
▲32 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (30%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2024 and 2026, at 1,135.
Residents, 2026
1,135
+1% since 2024
Zaanstad +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,065 residents per km², this buurt is 3.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Zaanstad.
Residents per km²7,065
Dwellings per km²3,075
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; 4.6 died per 1,000.
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15205
15 to 25145
25 to 45330
45 to 65330
65 to 80105
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married645
Married340
Divorced130
Widowed25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
62% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands350
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Outside Europe700
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1300
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4430
Higher professional, university140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zaanstad; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 72% of eligible voters in Zaanstad voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZaanstadThe Netherlands
D66
16.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.2%
16.7%
VVD
13.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15.2%
12.8%
CDA
6.9%
11.8%
JA21
5.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
2%
2.6%
Other
17%
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
Hofwijk has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 10% lower than in Zaanstad (1.0). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Zaanstad (22%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼10% lower than Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+1 pp
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
64%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼10% lower than Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+1 pp
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
64%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Zaanstad (2025).
Petrol69.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30.1%
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 29% to 30% between 2024 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
30%▲ 8 percentage points above Zaanstad (22%)
+1 pp since 2024
Zaanstad +3 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, 465 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars465
Motorcycles35
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential94.6%
Retail1.3%
Office1%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial2.1%
Sports0.2%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 522 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
7,065 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,065
NL 539▲ +1211% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Single-family dwellings26%
NL 63%▼ −59% vs NL
Social housing64%
NL 28%▲ +129% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings74%
NL 37%▲ +100% 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