neighbourhood in Zaanstad
Poelenburg Zuid
3,875 residents · postal code 1504 · Part of Poelenburg, Zaanstad
- no. 13,051 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 69 of 72 in Zaanstad
Scores per pillar
Amenities
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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.
Poelenburg Zuid in Zaandam ranks among the lowest-scoring neighbourhoods in the country at 2.5. The social measure at 2.8 and housing at 2.8 are weak, and income is low at €24,000 per resident. Just a third of homes are owned and as many are single-family. Even so, young families are relatively common: 45 percent of households have children. Crime, at close to 26 per 1,000 people present, sits just above the national median.
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 Poelenburg Zuid calculated?
Poelenburg Zuid scores 2.5 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 Poelenburg Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
Poelenburg Zuid scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.