neighbourhood in Zaanstad
Oud West
5,350 residents · postal code 1506 · Part of Zaandam West, Zaanstad
- no. 9,513 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 46 of 72 in Zaanstad
Scores per pillar
Apart from amenities (9.4), Oud West in Zaandam stays below the middle throughout: safety 2.9, overall 4.5, housing 4.4. With over 45 crimes per thousand residents, crime is nearly double the median. More than half of households are single-person. Property values are modest at €378,000. Ownership and renting are evenly balanced (51 percent owned), and income is around average at €34,000 per resident.
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 Oud West calculated?
Oud West scores 4.5 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 Oud West a safe neighbourhood?
Oud West scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (45.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.