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neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Rosmolenbuurt West

6,180 residents · postal code 1502 · Part of Rosmolenwijk, Zaanstad

  • no. 12,898 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 62 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Amenities

CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Rosmolenbuurt West is a densely built district in Zaandam, nearly 12,000 residents per square kilometre and a housing stock split evenly between single-family and stacked. The numbers are weak: an overall grade of 2.6, with housing at 3.5 and safety at 3.8. Crime, at over 28 offences per 1,000 residents, runs above the national middle. Distance data to amenities is missing for this neighbourhood; the average home value is €345,000.

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.

Total crimes
28.4
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 345,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
49%
Built after 2000
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 30%45–65 26%65+ 19%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
45%
Residents per km²
11,855

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Rosmolenbuurt West calculated?

Rosmolenbuurt West scores 2.6 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 Rosmolenbuurt West a safe neighbourhood?

Rosmolenbuurt West scores 3.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.