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Living in Zuiderham

The population is growing slower than in Zaanstad. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zaanstad, and registered crime per resident is lower.

3,065 residents, 1,402 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Zaanstad average.

The average WOZ value in Zuiderham is €393,000, 1% higher than in Zaanstad (€389,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value stayed about level, against a rise of 1% in Zaanstad. 38% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points less than in Zaanstad (54%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €393,000
    1% higher than Zaanstad (€389,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2024
    +0%
    about the same as Zaanstad (+1%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    38%
    16 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (54%)
  • Social housing
    47%
    11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (36%)
  • Private rent
    16%
    6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (10%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    68%
    6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (62%)
  • Built before 1945
    1%
    17 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    35%
    15 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (20%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    0%
    14 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (14%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value held steady between 2024 and 2025, at €393,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€393,0001% above Zaanstad
  • +0% 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: ~€287 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€287/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 115 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €393,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€130NL median
  • Water board levy€43–
  • Sewage levy€31€22
  • Waste levy€29€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€27€35
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 189th 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, €393,000.
  • 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

Zuiderham has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Krommenie West.

Netherlands€398,000
Zaanstad€389,000
Krommenie West€429,000
Krommeniedijk€654,000
Willis€535,000
Zuiderham€393,000

Noorderham€375,000
Explanation

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: €393,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Zuiderham393,0001,402–
Noorderham375,0001,516–
Krommeniedijk654,000200–
Willis535,000797–
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 47% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied38%
  • Social housing47%
  • Private rent16%
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

68% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes68%
  • Multi-family homes32%
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

63% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 17% in the municipality of Zaanstad.

  • Before 19451.1%
  • 1945-19640.1%
  • 1965-197462.6%
  • 1975-199135.2%
  • 1992-20051.1%
Explanation

Based on 1,402 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, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zuiderham, 50% lower than in Zaanstad (46). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 34%, 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
    23
    50% lower than Zaanstad (46)
  • Change since 2024
    -34%
    lower than Zaanstad (+1%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.4
    20% higher than Zaanstad (2.0)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Zuiderham registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Zaanstad.

Zuiderham23
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Zuiderham registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Zaanstad.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2350% below Zaanstad
  • -34% since 2024
  • Zaanstad +1%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Zuiderham is 'Theft and burglary': 8.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.3 in the municipality of Zaanstad.

ZuiderhamZaanstad
  • Theft and burglary8.0
  • Vandalism and public order6.0
  • Fraud and scams3.3
  • Other and withheld2.3
  • Violence and threats1.7
  • Traffic1.3
  • Environmental0.0
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.4 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.0 in the municipality of Zaanstad.

Zuiderham2.38
The municipality of Zaanstad1.96
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Zuiderham registered 14 traffic accidents, of which 3 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; green space is above the Zaanstad average.

An estimated 67% of adults in Zuiderham rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Zaanstad. Fewer adults smoke (15% against 18%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (47% against 50%), but more are overweight (56% against 54%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 47%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Zuiderham, covering 53% of the area, against 30% in Zaanstad. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 29% of the area, 10 percentage points above the 19% in Zaanstad.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    67%
    3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (70%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    29%
    10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (19%)
  • More figures
  • Smokes
    15%
    3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    47%
    3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (50%)
  • Overweight
    56%
    2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    48%
    1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (47%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    4%
    29 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (33%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    53%
    23 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (30%)
  • Recreation, share of the area
    29%
    23 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (6%)

Health

An estimated 67% 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
67.3%
69.5%
Smokes
14.8%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5.6%
Overweight
56.3%
54.4%
Lonely
48.9%
49.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.3%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.5%
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

29% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Zaanstad.

  • Traffic7.2%
  • Built-up53%
  • Other built-up1.2%
  • Recreation28.9%
  • Agriculture3.6%
  • Water6%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket500 m–
GP practice400 m–
Primary school400 m–
Daycare400 m–
Large supermarkets–1.7
GP practices–1.8
Daycares–3.1
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 slower than the Zaanstad average.

Zuiderham has 3,065 inhabitants (2026), or 4,010 per km² (79% higher than 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%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +0%
    lower than Zaanstad (+2%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    25%
    1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (26%)
  • Never married
    44%
    8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (52%)
  • Dutch origin
    76%
    17 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (59%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    45%
    1 percentage point 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 3,065.

Residents, 2026
3,065
  • +1% since 2024
  • Zaanstad +2%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 4,010 residents per km², this buurt is 79% more densely populated than the municipality of Zaanstad.

Residents per km²4,010
Dwellings per km²1,844.7

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 8.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.6 died per 1,000.

2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

25% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15445
  • 15 to 25360
  • 25 to 45555
  • 45 to 65755
  • 65 to 80615
  • 80 and over325

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

44% of residents are never married.

  • Never married1,345
  • Married1,185
  • Divorced295
  • Widowed240

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

76% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands2,315
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)170
  • Outside Europe580

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1690
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4920
  • Higher professional, university420

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

Zuiderham has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Zaanstad (1.0). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in Zaanstad (22%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    13%
    8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (21%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    23%
    7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (16%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    17%
    7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (10%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.0
    about the same as Zaanstad (1.0)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    16%
    6 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%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (2%)
  • Office, share of addresses
    0%
    1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (1%)
  • Social housing
    47%
    19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    38%
    19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    32%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening65
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Zaanstad (2025).

  • Petrol84.4%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.6%
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 16% between 2024 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
16%6 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, 1,375 passenger cars and 85 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars1,375
Motorcycles85
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

87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.4%).

  • Residential87.4%
  • Retail0.1%
  • Office0.1%
  • Assembly0.4%
  • Healthcare0.3%
  • Industrial0.1%
  • Education0.2%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other11.2%
Explanation

Based on 1,605 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

4,010 residents per km²: 7.4 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²4,010
  • Social housing47%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings38%
  • Multi-family dwellings32%
  • Private rent16%
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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad

Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Krommeniedijk485€654,0004
Willis2,180€535,0008
Noorderham3,425€375,00019

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

How we calculate
Living in Zuiderham (Zaanstad): WOZ, prices & safety