Best amenities in Zaanstad
9.7Number 1Schilders- en WaddenbuurtThe neighbourhood with the best amenities in Zaanstad is Schilders- en Waddenbuurt (9.7), with the supermarket 0.4 km away and the GP 0.6 km. They are spread across Zaanstad: 12 in the north, 5 in the south and 4 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,220 residents. The national median for distance to the supermarket is 2.5 times as high. Of the 28 neighbourhoods in Zaanstad with a grade for amenities, 15 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zaanstad as a whole comes out at a 8.2, 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 Zaanstad lives, the supermarket is 0.7 km away — the national median is 1.0 km. On this page that ranges from 0.4 km in Schilders- en Waddenbuurt to 3.3 km in Westknollendam.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 neighbourhoods with the best amenities in Zaanstad
Number 1
Schilders- en Waddenbuurt
3,050 residents
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- 29.7
Rosariumbuurt
1,120 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.3 km
- 39.7
Zuiderhoofdbuurt
1,985 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.4 km
- 49.5
Oud Koog
5,025 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.6 km
- 59.5
Noorderhoofdbuurt
2,265 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.4 km
- 69.4
Russische buurt
2,735 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.8 km
- 79.4
Oud West
5,350 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 1.0 km
- 89.3
Snuiverbuurt
2,660 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.5 km
- 99.2
Zuiderham
3,005 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.4 km
- 109.1
Spoorbuurt
905 residents
Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 0.4 km
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- 119.0
Wormerveer Zuid
3,805 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.8 km
- 128.9
Noorderham
3,395 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.5 km
- 138.5
Oud Zaandijk
2,925 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 1.3 km
- 147.2
Centrum
6,055 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.8 km
- 157.0
Westzaan Noord
2,455 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.6 km
- 166.8
Het Eiland
1,250 residents
Supermarket 1.2 km · GP 1.3 km
- 176.0
Willis
2,220 residents
Supermarket 1.5 km · GP 1.0 km
- 185.9
Zaanse Schans
405 residents
Supermarket 1.4 km · GP 1.1 km
- 195.4
Industriebuurt
260 residents
Supermarket 1.9 km · GP 2.1 km
- 205.1
Karnemelksepolder
390 residents
Supermarket 1.5 km · GP 2.3 km
- 215.0
J.J. Allanbuurt
655 residents
Supermarket 1.0 km · GP 1.3 km
- 224.7
Krommeniedijk
485 residents
Supermarket 2.1 km · GP 1.7 km
- 234.5
Westknollendam
475 residents
Supermarket 3.3 km · GP 3.5 km
- 244.3
Westzaan Zuid
1,260 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 3.7 km
- 253.8
De Zuid
1,475 residents
Supermarket 2.4 km · GP 2.8 km
- 263.5
Westerpolder
125 residents
Supermarket 3.0 km · GP 3.8 km
- 273.4
Middel
105 residents
Supermarket 2.6 km · GP 2.7 km
- 283.2
Westzanerpolder
660 residents
Supermarket 3.0 km · GP 5.0 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 Schilders- en Waddenbuurt at the top?
Schilders- en Waddenbuurt scores a 9.7 on this list, with the supermarket 0.4 km away and the GP 0.6 km. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zaanstad 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.