neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Vennenbuurt

1,665 residents · postal code 1504 · Part of Poelenburg, Zaanstad

Bottom 20% in the Netherlands

Vennenbuurt is an urban residential neighbourhood in Zaanstad with 1,665 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.0 out of 10. Scores are fairly even, with wealth and income (5.2) as the strongest pillar.

no. 10,480 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 47 of 72 in Zaanstad

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Amenities

no grade

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The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

33.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

6.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

12.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 79 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 418,000

Welfare recipients

12.0 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

53%

Social housing

38%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

47%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

6,897 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

50%

Trees nearby

16%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

3,259

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Households with children

34%

Residents under 15

18%

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Who lives here

Vennenbuurt has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–258%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6522%
NL median 28%
65+25%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
42% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,897 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vennenbuurt calculated?

Vennenbuurt scores 4.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Vennenbuurt lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Vennenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Vennenbuurt scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.