neighbourhood in Purmerend
Purmer-Zuid/Noord
5,125 residents · postal code 1447 · Part of Purmer-Zuid, Purmerend
Good for children, with a safety question
Clearly fewer offences are reported in Purmer-Zuid/Noord than in the average Dutch neighbourhood, and yet safety stays at a 6.0. That is because theft in particular is rare here, precisely the type that drives the total up elsewhere, while violence, burglary and vandalism all three come out above the national level. So a low overall figure does not automatically mean the heaviest types are modest.
The 7.0 for quiet is remarkable with more than six thousand residents per square kilometre. Water plays a large part in it, with a share that lies many times above the Dutch figure, and the tree canopy comes out above it too. Greenery and noise work slightly against it instead.
The restaurant is almost two kilometres away while supermarket and primary school are around the corner. That spread keeps the 7.6 for amenities out of the top.
- no. 3,049 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 8 of 31 in Purmerend
How Purmer-Zuid/Noord scores
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Is Purmer-Zuid/Noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Purmer-Zuid/Noord comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 110 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Purmer-Zuid/Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+25%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,320 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
Is Purmer-Zuid/Noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Purmer-Zuid/Noord comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Purmer-Zuid/Noord?
In Purmer-Zuid/Noord the police recorded 110 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for Purmer-Zuid/Noord calculated?
Purmer-Zuid/Noord scores 8.3 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Purmer-Zuid/Noord lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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