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HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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District · Zaanstad
Living in Zaandam Noord
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.
The average WOZ value in Zaandam Noord is €402,000, 3% higher than in Zaanstad (€389,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 117%, against a rise of 120% in Zaanstad. 58% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points more than in Zaanstad (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€402,000
▲3% higher than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+117%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
34%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (62%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (14%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
Built before 1945
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Average WOZ value
€402,000
▲3% higher than Zaanstad (€389,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+117%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
58%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Social housing
34%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (36%)
Private rent
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (62%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (14%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (17%)
Built before 1945
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 117% between 2014 and 2025, to €402,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€402,000▲ 3% above Zaanstad
+117% 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: ~€269 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€269/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
102 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €402,000 · 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€139
Maintenance reserve€130–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zaanstad's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 188th 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, €402,000.
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
Zaandam Noord has the 9th-highest 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: €402,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zaandam Noord
402,000
2,920
–
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
–
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
–
Wormerveer
338,000
6,411
–
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 58% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied58%
Social housing34%
Private rent8%
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
71% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes71%
Multi-family homes29%
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
86% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Before 19456%
1945-19640.9%
1965-19744%
1975-199186.4%
1992-20051.1%
2006-20150.8%
2016 and later0.8%
Explanation
Based on 2,920 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, 43 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zaandam Noord, 7% lower than in Zaanstad (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 38%, 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
43
▼7% lower than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼50% lower than Zaanstad (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
43
▼7% lower than Zaanstad (46)
Change since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Zaanstad (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼50% lower than Zaanstad (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zaandam Noord registered 43 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Zaandam Noord43
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 Zaandam Noord is 'Theft and burglary': 20.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.3 in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Zaandam NoordZaanstad
Theft and burglary20.9
Zaanstad 20.3≈ Zaanstad
Traffic8.9
Zaanstad 7.9▲ +13% vs Zaanstad
Violence and threats5.5
Zaanstad 5.6≈ Zaanstad
Vandalism and public order4.3
Zaanstad 5.4▼ −20% vs Zaanstad
Fraud and scams3.1
Zaanstad 5.0▼ −38% vs Zaanstad
Other and withheld0.6
Zaanstad 1.6▼ −62% 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 Zaandam Noord registered 64 traffic accidents, of which 9 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; green space is above the Zaanstad average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Zaandam Noord rate their own health as good, about the same as in Zaanstad. Fewer adults feel lonely (44% against 49%), fewer report anxiety or depression (46% against 50%) and fewer smoke (16% against 18%), but more are overweight (55% against 54%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Zaandam Noord, covering 27% of the area, against 13% in Zaanstad. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 40% of the area, 21 percentage points above the 19% in Zaanstad.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
=about the same as Zaanstad (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
40%
▲21 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (19%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (50%)
Smokes
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼25 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (33%)
Water, share of the area
26%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (13%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
=about the same as Zaanstad (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
40%
▲21 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (19%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (50%)
Smokes
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (18%)
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zaanstad (54%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼25 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (33%)
Water, share of the area
26%
▲15 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (13%)
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%
69.5%
Smokes
15.8%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
5.6%
Overweight
55%
54.4%
Lonely
43.6%
49.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.1%
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
40% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Traffic4.3%
Built-up21%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation12.9%
Agriculture7.6%
Forest and nature26.9%
Water26.5%
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 slower than the Zaanstad average.
Zaandam Noord has 6,490 inhabitants (2026), or 1,732 per km² (23% lower than in Zaanstad). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 1%, 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
+1%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaanstad
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Zaanstad (26%)
Never married
44%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (52%)
Dutch origin
77%
▲18 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▲7 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
+1%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+10%)
Turnout, municipality of Zaanstad
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Zaanstad (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as Zaanstad (26%)
Never married
44%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (52%)
Dutch origin
77%
▲18 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▲7 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 2014 and 2026, at 6,490.
Residents, 2026
6,490
+1% since 2014
Zaanstad +10%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,732 residents per km², this wijk is 23% less densely populated than the municipality of Zaanstad.
Residents per km²1,732
Dwellings per km²778.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.5 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
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15895
15 to 25620
25 to 451,410
45 to 651,705
65 to 801,315
80 and over550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married2,875
Married2,575
Divorced580
Widowed470
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
77% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,990
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)445
Outside Europe1,060
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
51% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,340
Higher professional, university1,100
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
Zaandam Noord has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Zaanstad (1.0). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Zaanstad (22%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (24%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▼lower than Zaanstad (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
29%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
34%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (24%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Zaanstad (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▼lower than Zaanstad (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zaanstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zaanstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zaanstad (2%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
29%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
34%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 210 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie160
Handel en horeca65
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie55
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening210
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg130
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Zaanstad (2025).
Petrol81.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.4%
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 13% to 18% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 4 percentage points below Zaanstad (22%)
+5 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, 3,120 passenger cars and 320 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,120
Motorcycles320
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (1%).
Residential93.5%
Retail0.8%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.8%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial1.1%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other3.1%
Explanation
Based on 3,122 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
1,732 residents per km²: 3.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,732
NL 539▲ +221% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings29%
NL 37%▼ −22% vs NL
Social housing34%
NL 28%▲ +21% vs NL
Single-family dwellings71%
NL 63%▲ +13% 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