Living in Westzanerpolder (Zaanstad): WOZ, prices & safety
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Living in Westzanerpolder
The population is growing faster than in Zaanstad. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zaanstad, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Westzanerpolder is €531,000, 37% higher than in Zaanstad (€389,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 5%, against a rise of 1% in Zaanstad. 93% of the homes are owner-occupied, 39 percentage points more than in Zaanstad (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€531,000
▲37% higher than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+5%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+1%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲39 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
1%
▼35 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲33 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (62%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (20%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (14%)
Average WOZ value
€531,000
▲37% higher than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
+5%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+1%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲39 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
1%
▼35 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲33 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (62%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (20%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 5% between 2024 and 2025, to €531,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€531,000▲ 37% above Zaanstad
+5% 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: ~€319 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€319/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
129 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €531,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€143NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€36€47
Sewage levy€31€22
Waste levy€29€27
Costs to set aside€176
Maintenance reserve€164–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zaanstad's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 163rd 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 129 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €531,000.
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
Westzanerpolder has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Westzaan.
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: €531,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westzanerpolder
531,000
100
–
Westzaan Zuid
495,000
534
–
J.J. Allanbuurt
685,000
276
–
Westzaan Noord
467,000
1,118
–
Middel
666,000
39
–
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 93% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied93%
Social housing1%
Private rent6%
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
95% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes95%
Multi-family homes5%
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
84% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Before 194583.8%
1945-19641%
1965-19741%
1975-19916.1%
1992-20054%
2006-20153%
2016 and later1%
Explanation
Based on 99 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, 91 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westzanerpolder, 98% higher than in Zaanstad (46). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 2%, 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
91
▲98% higher than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2024
+2%
=about the same as Zaanstad (+1%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
91
▲98% higher than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2024
+2%
=about the same as Zaanstad (+1%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westzanerpolder registered 91 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Westzanerpolder91
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 Westzanerpolder is 'Violence and threats': 30.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.6 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
WestzanerpolderZaanstad
Violence and threats30.3
Zaanstad 5.6▲ +441% vs Zaanstad
Other and withheld22.7
Zaanstad 1.6▲ +1319% vs Zaanstad
Theft and burglary12.1
Zaanstad 20.3▼ −40% vs Zaanstad
Vandalism and public order10.6
Zaanstad 5.4▲ +96% vs Zaanstad
Traffic10.6
Zaanstad 7.9▲ +34% vs Zaanstad
Fraud and scams4.5
Zaanstad 5.0▼ −10% 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 Westzanerpolder 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 above the Zaanstad average; green space is below the Zaanstad average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Westzanerpolder rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Zaanstad. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 49%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 50%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 47%) and more drink excessively (10% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Westzanerpolder, covering 29% of the area, against 30% in Zaanstad. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 19% in Zaanstad.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (19%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (50%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (6%)
Other built-up, share of the area
28%
▲25 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (3%)
Agriculture, share of the area
15%
▼18 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (33%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (13%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (19%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (50%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (6%)
Other built-up, share of the area
28%
▲25 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (3%)
Agriculture, share of the area
15%
▼18 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (33%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (13%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
78%
69.5%
Smokes
17.3%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
10.2%
5.6%
Overweight
51.5%
54.4%
Lonely
39.8%
49.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.7%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.8%
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
Land use
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Traffic2.1%
Built-up29%
Other built-up28.5%
Recreation6.7%
Agriculture15%
Water18.7%
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 2500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,100 m
–
GP practice
5,100 m
–
Primary school
3,400 m
–
Daycare
2,500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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 faster than the Zaanstad average.
Westzanerpolder has 665 inhabitants (2026), or 383 per km² (83% lower than in Zaanstad). Between 2024 and 2026 the population rose 8%, 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
+8%
▲higher 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%)
Aged 25 to 45
46%
▲19 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (27%)
Never married
70%
▲18 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (52%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (59%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2024
+8%
▲higher 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%)
Aged 25 to 45
46%
▲19 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (27%)
Never married
70%
▲18 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (52%)
Dutch origin
50%
▼9 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (59%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2024 and 2026, to 665.
Residents, 2026
665
+8% since 2024
Zaanstad +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 383 residents per km², this buurt is 83% less densely populated than the municipality of Zaanstad.
Residents per km²383
Dwellings per km²57.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
46% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1545
15 to 2565
25 to 45305
45 to 65175
65 to 8060
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
70% of residents are never married.
Never married460
Married145
Divorced45
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands330
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe255
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
Westzanerpolder has an average of 1.9 cars per household, 90% higher than in Zaanstad (1.0). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Zaanstad (22%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
32%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.9
▲90% higher than Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+1 pp
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
44%
▲40 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
52%
▼36 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (88%)
Office, share of addresses
11%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
32%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.9
▲90% higher than Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+1 pp
▼lower than Zaanstad (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
44%
▲40 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
52%
▼36 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (88%)
Office, share of addresses
11%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Zaanstad (2025).
Petrol72.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.1%
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 27% to 27% between 2024 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 5 percentage points above Zaanstad (22%)
+0 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, 240 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars240
Motorcycles30
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
52% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (44%).
Residential51.8%
Retail2.1%
Office11%
Industrial44%
Detention0.5%
Other2.6%
Explanation
Based on 191 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% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing1%
NL 28%▼ −96% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings5%
NL 37%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings93%
NL 57%▲ +63% vs NL
Single-family dwellings95%
NL 63%▲ +51% 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