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neighbourhood in Edam-Volendam

Oosthuizen

1,725 residents · postal code 1474 · Part of Oosthuizen, Edam-Volendam

  • no. 4,090 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 17 of 26 in Edam-Volendam

Scores per pillar

Oosthuizen is the main village of the former Zeevang municipality, in the open peat meadows above Edam: nature 8.3, safety 9.0. Three in ten homes are post-2000. The €448k average value sits above the national middle — Amsterdam is close enough. Overall: 7.7.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
7.9 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
9.8 km
Hospital
10.0 km
Restaurant
3.2 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
8.6 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
17.8
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 448,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
29%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 8%25–45 27%45–65 23%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
290

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oosthuizen calculated?

Oosthuizen scores 7.7 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Oosthuizen a safe neighbourhood?

Oosthuizen scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.