Best amenities in Waterland
8.5Number 1MarkgouwThe neighbourhood with the best amenities in Waterland is Markgouw (8.5), with the supermarket 0.3 km away and the GP 0.5 km. They are spread across Waterland: 8 in the centre, 3 in the west and 2 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 11 of the 17 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for distance to the supermarket is 3.3 times as high. Of the 17 neighbourhoods in Waterland with a grade for amenities, 6 reach a 7.0 or higher. Waterland as a whole comes out at a 6.2, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Waterland lives, the supermarket is 2.0 km away — the national median is 1.0 km. On this page that ranges from 0.3 km in Markgouw to 5.8 km in Uitdam.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 neighbourhoods with the best amenities in Waterland
Number 1
Markgouw
2,410 residents
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- 28.2
't Spil
245 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.6 km
- 37.3
Oranjewijk
990 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.6 km
- 47.3
Ooster Ee
890 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.9 km
- 57.0
Monnickendam
2,030 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 1.0 km
- 67.0
Binnengouw
635 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.9 km
- 76.7
Ringshemmen
1,610 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 1.1 km
- 86.1
Havenbuurt en Kerkbuurt
1,610 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.5 km
- 96.0
Ilpendam
1,735 residents
Supermarket 4.8 km · GP 0.5 km
- 105.5
Buitengouw
760 residents
Supermarket 1.0 km · GP 1.4 km
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- 114.5
Broek in Waterland
2,715 residents
Supermarket 5.0 km · GP 1.0 km
- 124.4
Katwoude
390 residents
Supermarket 2.3 km · GP 2.3 km
- 133.6
Watergang
555 residents
Supermarket 3.9 km · GP 3.1 km
- 143.3
Verspreide huizen
260 residents
Supermarket 3.5 km · GP 2.9 km
- 153.3
De Purmer (gedeeltelijk)
140 residents
Supermarket 3.8 km · GP 3.3 km
- 162.8
Zuiderwoude
300 residents
Supermarket 3.7 km · GP 3.9 km
- 172.6
Uitdam
135 residents
Supermarket 5.8 km · GP 6.4 km
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On distance to the supermarket, the GP, the train station, a restaurant, the hospital, the pub, the library and the motorway slip road. It says nothing about the quality of those amenities, only about how close they are.
Why is Markgouw at the top?
Markgouw scores a 8.5 on this list, with the supermarket 0.3 km away and the GP 0.5 km. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Waterland that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.