neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Bomenbuurt Oost

2,595 residents · postal code 1505 · Part of Zaandam Zuid, Zaanstad

Bottom 27% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

The overall score for Bomenbuurt Oost rests on four pillars: there is no figure for amenities, and the income distribution and vacancy are missing too — Statistics Netherlands does not publish those where there are too few households. What remains is a sharp contrast between a 9.9 for families, among the highest in the country, and a 2.8 for wealth & income.

That wealth figure leans on the two things that are known, and both are unfavourable: property value is far below the national median and the share of residents on social assistance is nearly eight times as high. At the same time more than four in ten households have children and almost a quarter of residents are under fifteen. The 4.6 for quiet & nature comes from density and noise; the tree canopy here is actually above the national median.

no. 9,584 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 42 of 72 in Zaanstad

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Amenities

no grade

Too few figures are available for this area to give a grade.

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Is Bomenbuurt Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bomenbuurt Oost comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

21.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

6.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 69 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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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.

Property value

€ 304,000

Welfare recipients

61.7 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

20%

Social housing

78%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

45%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

10,636 inw/km²

Noise level

58 dB

Green surroundings

40%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

2,682

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 µg/m³

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

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Households with children

44%

Residents under 15

23%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Bomenbuurt Oost has strikingly many children under 15: 23%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1523%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
44% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
10,636 — 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 Bomenbuurt Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bomenbuurt Oost comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Bomenbuurt Oost?

In Bomenbuurt Oost the police recorded 69 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 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 Bomenbuurt Oost calculated?

Bomenbuurt Oost scores 4.5 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 Bomenbuurt Oost 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.