The population is growing faster 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 Wormerveer is €338,000, 13% lower than in Zaanstad (€389,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 118%, against a rise of 120% in Zaanstad. 51% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points less than in Zaanstad (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▼13% lower than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+118%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
40%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
57%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (62%)
Built 1945–1964
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (14%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (20%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▼13% lower than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+118%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
40%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
57%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (62%)
Built 1945–1964
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (14%)
Built 1975–1991
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (20%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 118% between 2014 and 2025, to €338,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€338,000▼ 13% below Zaanstad
+118% since 2014
Zaanstad +120%
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: ~€263 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€263/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
102 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €338,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€41–
Sewage levy€31€22
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€23€30
Costs to set aside€139
Maintenance reserve€130–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zaanstad's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 206th 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 102 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €338,000.
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
Wormerveer has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 19 wijken in the municipality of Zaanstad.
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: €338,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wormerveer
338,000
6,411
–
Zaandam Zuid
336,000
6,029
–
Poelenburg
332,000
3,356
–
Pelders- en Hoornseveld
346,000
4,813
–
Rosmolenwijk
353,000
4,402
–
Kogerveldwijk
325,000
2,541
–
Zaandam Noord
402,000
2,920
–
Oude Haven
424,000
2,420
–
Zaandam West
388,000
4,253
–
Nieuw West
427,000
6,076
–
Oud Koog a/d Zaan
348,000
2,410
–
Westerkoog
424,000
2,805
–
Oud Zaandijk
348,000
1,613
–
Rooswijk
406,000
2,441
–
Krommenie Oost
347,000
4,235
–
Krommenie West
429,000
3,915
–
Assendelft-Zuid
453,000
3,314
–
Assendelft-Noord
479,000
6,308
–
Westzaan
510,000
2,067
–
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 51% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied51%
Social housing40%
Private rent9%
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
57% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes57%
Multi-family homes43%
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
28% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Before 194528%
1945-196424.5%
1965-197410.9%
1975-199111.8%
1992-200510%
2006-20157.2%
2016 and later7.4%
Explanation
Based on 6,443 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, 54 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wormerveer, 17% higher than in Zaanstad (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 9%, against a rise of 8% in Zaanstad. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
54
▲17% higher than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2021
+9%
=about the same as Zaanstad (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▲25% higher than Zaanstad (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
54
▲17% higher than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2021
+9%
=about the same as Zaanstad (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▲25% higher than Zaanstad (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wormerveer registered 54 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Wormerveer54
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 Wormerveer is 'Theft and burglary': 23.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.3 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
WormerveerZaanstad
Theft and burglary23.3
Zaanstad 20.3▲ +15% vs Zaanstad
Traffic10.1
Zaanstad 7.9▲ +28% vs Zaanstad
Violence and threats6.7
Zaanstad 5.6▲ +20% vs Zaanstad
Vandalism and public order6.2
Zaanstad 5.4▲ +15% vs Zaanstad
Fraud and scams5.4
Zaanstad 5.0▲ +8% vs Zaanstad
Other and withheld1.8
Zaanstad 1.6▲ +12% vs Zaanstad
Environmental0.1
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 Wormerveer registered 89 traffic accidents, of which 27 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 68% of adults in Wormerveer rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Zaanstad. More adults smoke (20% against 18%), more are overweight (56% against 54%), more feel lonely (50% against 49%) and more report anxiety or depression (51% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Wormerveer, covering 43% of the area, against 30% in Zaanstad. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 30% of the area, 11 percentage points above the 19% in Zaanstad.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
30%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (19%)
More figures
Overweight
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Smokes
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (18%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (50%)
Lonely
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼30 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (33%)
Built-up, share of the area
43%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (30%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (13%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
30%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (19%)
More figures
Overweight
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Smokes
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (18%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (50%)
Lonely
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼30 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (33%)
Built-up, share of the area
43%
▲13 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (30%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (13%)
Health
An estimated 68% 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
67.6%
69.5%
Smokes
19.5%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
6.4%
5.6%
Overweight
56.1%
54.4%
Lonely
50.1%
49.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51.3%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.3%
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
30% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Traffic5.3%
Built-up43.4%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation7.7%
Agriculture2.7%
Forest and nature22.6%
Water17.5%
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 growing faster than the Zaanstad average.
Wormerveer has 12,735 inhabitants (2026), or 2,423 per km² (8% higher than in Zaanstad). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 11%, against a rise of 10% 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 2014
+11%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaanstad
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (27%)
Never married
52%
=about the same as Zaanstad (52%)
Dutch origin
68%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (59%)
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 2014
+11%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaanstad
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (27%)
Never married
52%
=about the same as Zaanstad (52%)
Dutch origin
68%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (59%)
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 grew 11% between 2014 and 2026, to 12,735.
Residents, 2026
12,735
+11% since 2014
Zaanstad +10%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,423 residents per km², this wijk is 8% more densely populated than the municipality of Zaanstad.
Residents per km²2,423
Dwellings per km²1,221.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.5 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
28% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,775
15 to 251,315
25 to 453,530
45 to 653,345
65 to 801,990
80 and over785
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married6,640
Married4,150
Divorced1,270
Widowed675
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
68% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands8,670
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,220
Outside Europe2,840
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, mbo12,590
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,670
Higher professional, university2,360
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
Wormerveer has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 30% higher than in Zaanstad (1.0). 29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Zaanstad (22%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+14 pp
▲higher than Zaanstad (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▼15% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+14 pp
▲higher than Zaanstad (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▼15% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 595 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie595
Handel en horeca440
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie210
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed90
Zakelijke dienstverlening500
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg255
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten225
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
29% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Zaanstad (2025).
Petrol71.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.7%
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 29% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
29%▲ 7 percentage points above Zaanstad (22%)
+15 pp since 2014
Zaanstad +7 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, 8,580 passenger cars and 705 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars8,580
Motorcycles705
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
78% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (13%).
Residential77.7%
Retail4.7%
Office1.7%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial12.8%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other5.8%
Explanation
Based on 8,287 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
2,423 residents per km²: 4.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,423
NL 539▲ +350% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Social housing40%
NL 28%▲ +43% vs NL
Average WOZ value€338,000
NL €398,000▼ −15% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings43%
NL 37%▲ +16% 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