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neighbourhood in Purmerend

Wheermolen-Oost

5,340 residents · postal code 1443 · Part of Wheermolen, Purmerend

  • no. 12,021 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 30 of 31 in Purmerend

Scores per pillar

Despite amenities within walking distance (9.0), Wheermolen-Oost in Purmerend scores weakly: overall 3.1, social 3.1, housing 3.4. The station is 800 metres away, but property values are modest at €309,000 and income low (€27,000 per resident). The stock is mixed, 41 percent owner-occupied. With over 30 crimes per thousand residents, crime runs above the median.

Amenities nearby

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

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

Safety

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

Total crimes
30.6
Violent crimes
2.8
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 309,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
40%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 13%25–45 28%45–65 22%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
41%
Residents per km²
9,097

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wheermolen-Oost calculated?

Wheermolen-Oost scores 3.1 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 Wheermolen-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Wheermolen-Oost scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.