neighbourhood in Zaanstad
Noorderhoofdbuurt
2,265 residents · postal code 1561 · Part of Krommenie Oost, Zaanstad
- no. 6,177 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 30 of 72 in Zaanstad
Scores per pillar
The Noorderhoofdbuurt in Krommenie is a neighbourhood of two faces: half single-person households and much rental housing (66 percent), yet a 9.4 safety score and an 8.7 for amenities — supermarket and GP within 500 metres, Krommenie-Assendelft station two and a half kilometres away. The €344k average property value keeps housing at 4.4. Overall: 6.5.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Noorderhoofdbuurt calculated?
Noorderhoofdbuurt scores 6.5 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 Noorderhoofdbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
Noorderhoofdbuurt scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.