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neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Waterrijk

3,265 residents · postal code 1566 · Part of Assendelft-Noord, Zaanstad

  • no. 861 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Amenities

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

Waterrijk in Assendelft is a family neighbourhood through and through: more than half of households include children and barely one in eight residents is over 65. Safety earns a 9.4 with around 16 crimes per 1,000 people present, and the overall grade comes to 9.5. More than three-quarters of residents own their home. The average home value of €459,000 sits 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.

Total crimes
15.9
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 459,000
Owner-occupied
78%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 16%25–45 21%45–65 35%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
53%
Single-person households
22%
Residents per km²
5,020

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Waterrijk calculated?

Waterrijk scores 9.5 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 Waterrijk a safe neighbourhood?

Waterrijk scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.