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neighbourhood in Oostzaan

Kerkstraat

755 residents · postal code 1511 · Part of Wijk 00, Oostzaan

  • no. 2,220 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 4 in Oostzaan
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Scores per pillar

Home to 755 residents, Kerkstraat is an urban residential neighbourhood in Oostzaan. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.7 out of 10. Scores are fairly even, with housing (8.4) as the strongest pillar.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.6 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
5.0 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.3
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
3.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 514,000
Owner-occupied
78%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
23%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 19%45–65 32%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
42%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
3,764

Nearby neighbourhoods

Kerkbuurt

Oostzaan

8.2

Poelenburg Zuid

Zaanstad

2.5

Poelenburg Noord

Zaanstad

2.5

Noorder IJplas

Amsterdam

6.3

Vennenbuurt

Zaanstad

2.9

Melkweg/Oostzanerwerf

Amsterdam

2.7

Similar neighbourhoods

De Maaten

Wierden

8.7

Duttendel

's-Gravenhage

8.7

Vogelenzang

Bloemendaal

8.7

Lommerweide

Duiven

8.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kerkstraat calculated?

Kerkstraat scores 8.7 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 Kerkstraat a safe neighbourhood?

Kerkstraat scores 6.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.