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neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Oud Zaandijk

2,925 residents · postal code 1544 · Part of Oud Zaandijk, Zaanstad

  • no. 9,368 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 45 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Oud Zaandijk along the Zaan is a mixed district with an even split of owned and rented, plenty of stacked housing and nearly half living alone. The nature score (5.8) holds up thanks to the waterside setting. Amenities score 8.3, with the station just over a kilometre away. Housing (4.0), safety (3.9) and total (4.6) lag, at 32 crimes per 1,000 people present, above the median; the average value is 348,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
3.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
31.7
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 348,000
Owner-occupied
50%
Single-family homes
63%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 35,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 9%25–45 26%45–65 30%65+ 21%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
5,563

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oud Zaandijk calculated?

Oud Zaandijk scores 4.6 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 Zaandijk a safe neighbourhood?

Oud Zaandijk scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.