neighbourhood in Zaanstad
Achtersluispolder
500 residents · postal code 1505 · Part of Zaandam Zuid, Zaanstad
Achtersluispolder is a rural area in Zaanstad with 500 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 3.7. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 5.7, while safety lags at 4.5.
- no. 10,937 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 55 of 72 in Zaanstad
How Achtersluispolder scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 75 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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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
Who lives here
Achtersluispolder has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 57%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–15–Not enough data
NL median 14%
- 15–2521%
NL median 11%
- 25–4557%
NL median 22%
- 45–6521%
NL median 28%
- 65+–Not enough data
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
1.1 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
94% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
Not enough dataNot enough data
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
496 — far less 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
How is the grade for Achtersluispolder calculated?
Achtersluispolder scores 3.7 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Achtersluispolder lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Achtersluispolder a safe neighbourhood?
Achtersluispolder scores 4.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (40.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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