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neighbourhood in Edam-Volendam

Volendam-Oude kom

3,290 residents · postal code 1131 · Part of Volendam, Edam-Volendam

  • no. 7,089 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 26 in Edam-Volendam

Scores per pillar

The Oude Kom is the historic fishing quarter of Volendam, close-packed and holding 4,800 residents per square kilometre. Amenities score an 8.2, but the nearest station is more than ten kilometres away. Nearly three in ten residents are over 65 and two-thirds own their home. Housing trails at 4.7, and at €362,000 home values sit below the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
10.6 km
Hospital
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
26.6
Violent crimes
3.0
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 362,000
Owner-occupied
67%
Single-family homes
77%
Built after 2000
19%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 10%25–45 24%45–65 27%65+ 29%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
4,822

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Volendam-Oude kom calculated?

Volendam-Oude kom scores 5.9 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 Volendam-Oude kom a safe neighbourhood?

Volendam-Oude kom scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.