neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Kleurenbuurt

1,880 residents · postal code 1503 · Part of Pelders- en Hoornseveld, Zaanstad

Bottom 17% in the Netherlands

The Kleurenbuurt in Zaandam's Peldersveld stands at position 13,036 of 13,064 — almost bottom. The neighbourhood is stacked housing-association territory: 81 percent rental, 82 percent flats, and crime runs at double the median with nearly 49 incidents per 1,000 people present. Renewal plans for the wider district are meanwhile underway. Overall: 3.7.

no. 10,907 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 53 of 72 in Zaanstad

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Amenities

no grade

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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.

Total crime

48.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

18.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

5.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 127 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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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

€ 315,000

Welfare recipients

90.4 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

19%

Social housing

74%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

18%

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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

9,294 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

47%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,917

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 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.

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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%

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Who lives here

Kleurenbuurt 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%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+14%
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
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
44% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,294 — 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

How is the grade for Kleurenbuurt calculated?

Kleurenbuurt 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 Kleurenbuurt 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 Kleurenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Kleurenbuurt scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (48.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.