check je wijk.

neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Noorderham

3,395 residents · postal code 1562 · Part of Krommenie West, Zaanstad

  • no. 7,841 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Sitting in Krommenie, Noorderham is a mixed district without sharp peaks or troughs: just over half single-family homes, 58 percent owner-occupied and nearly four in ten households with children. Safety is its strongest suit at 6.9, with seventeen recorded crimes per thousand people present — well below the median. Amenities score an 8.1, while social cohesion lags at 4.2. Property values, at €375,000, sit under the national middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.6 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.8
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 375,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
52%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 11%25–45 24%45–65 27%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
6,854

Nearby neighbourhoods

Similar neighbourhoods

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Noorderham calculated?

Noorderham scores 5.5 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 Noorderham a safe neighbourhood?

Noorderham scores 6.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.