The population is shrinking, while it grows in Zaanstad. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zaanstad, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Westerkoog Oost is €426,000, 10% higher than in Zaanstad (€389,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value fell 2%, against a rise of 1% in Zaanstad. 65% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Zaanstad (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€426,000
▲10% higher than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
-2%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+1%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
34%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲20 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (62%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (9%)
Average WOZ value
€426,000
▲10% higher than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
-2%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+1%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
34%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲20 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (62%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value fell 2% between 2024 and 2025, to €426,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€426,000▲ 10% above Zaanstad
-2% 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: ~€290 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€290/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
115 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €426,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Water board levy€44–
Sewage levy€31€22
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€29€37
Costs to set aside€157
Maintenance reserve€147–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zaanstad's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 184th 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 115 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €426,000.
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
Westerkoog Oost has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Westerkoog.
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: €426,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westerkoog Oost
426,000
1,671
–
Westerkoog Midden
421,000
1,134
–
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 65% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied65%
Social housing34%
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
82% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes82%
Multi-family homes18%
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
97% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Before 19450.1%
1965-19740.1%
1975-199197.5%
2016 and later2.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,711 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 Zaanstad average.
In 2025, 39 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westerkoog Oost, 15% lower than in Zaanstad (46). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 13%, 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
39
▼15% lower than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2024
-13%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼40% lower than Zaanstad (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
39
▼15% lower than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2024
-13%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼40% lower than Zaanstad (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westerkoog Oost registered 39 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Westerkoog Oost39
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 Westerkoog Oost is 'Theft and burglary': 23.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.3 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Westerkoog OostZaanstad
Theft and burglary23.1
Zaanstad 20.3▲ +14% vs Zaanstad
Fraud and scams4.6
Zaanstad 5.0▼ −8% vs Zaanstad
Traffic4.1
Zaanstad 7.9▼ −48% vs Zaanstad
Vandalism and public order2.7
Zaanstad 5.4▼ −50% vs Zaanstad
Violence and threats2.7
Zaanstad 5.6▼ −52% vs Zaanstad
Other and withheld1.4
Zaanstad 1.6▼ −13% 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 Westerkoog Oost registered 11 traffic accidents, of which 7 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 about average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Westerkoog Oost rate their own health as good, about the same as in Zaanstad. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 49%), fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 50%), fewer smoke (13% against 18%) and fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
=about the same as Zaanstad (70%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (50%)
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (49%)
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
=about the same as Zaanstad (70%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (50%)
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (49%)
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (6%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
70.2%
69.5%
Smokes
12.9%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
5.6%
Overweight
54.2%
54.4%
Lonely
42.9%
49.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.6%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.8%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.5
GP practices
–
0.7
Daycares
–
3.3
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 Zaanstad.
Westerkoog Oost has 3,690 inhabitants (2026), or 4,265 per km² (90% higher than in Zaanstad). Between 2024 and 2026 the population fell 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%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2%)
Married
45%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (35%)
Dutch origin
76%
▲17 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
=about the same as 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%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2%)
Married
45%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (35%)
Dutch origin
76%
▲17 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
=about the same as 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 3,690.
Residents, 2026
3,690
-1% since 2024
Zaanstad +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,265 residents per km², this buurt is 90% more densely populated than the municipality of Zaanstad.
Residents per km²4,265
Dwellings per km²1,920.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.9 died per 1,000.
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 15510
15 to 25365
25 to 45685
45 to 65900
65 to 80950
80 and over280
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married1,505
Married1,660
Divorced250
Widowed280
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
76% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,800
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)305
Outside Europe585
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, mbo1580
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,120
Higher professional, university850
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
Westerkoog Oost has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Zaanstad (1.0). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Zaanstad (22%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (21%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+2 pp
=about the same as Zaanstad (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
18%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (21%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+2 pp
=about the same as Zaanstad (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
18%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening90
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg75
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Zaanstad (2025).
Petrol81.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.8%
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 17% to 19% between 2024 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 3 percentage points below Zaanstad (22%)
+2 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, 1,680 passenger cars and 125 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,680
Motorcycles125
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 retail (1%).
Residential90.5%
Retail1%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.1%
Education0.3%
Sports0.4%
Other6.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,890 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
4,265 residents per km²: 7.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,265
NL 539▲ +691% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings18%
NL 37%▼ −51% vs NL
Single-family dwellings82%
NL 63%▲ +30% vs NL
Social housing34%
NL 28%▲ +21% 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