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Westerkoog Midden

2,635 residents · postal code 1541 · Part of Westerkoog, Zaanstad

  • no. 2,589 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Amenities

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

Westerkoog Midden, in Zaanstad, has a home value of €421,000, sitting almost exactly on the national median of €422,000. Social cohesion (8.1) and safety (8.8) both score strongly, driving an overall grade of 8.5. Housing lags behind at 5.7, the weakest pillar. With 29 per cent of residents 65 or older, the population skews relatively older, while crime is low at 17.9 incidents per 1,000 people present against a median of 24.

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
17.9
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 421,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
Income per resident
€ 38,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 12%25–45 20%45–65 27%65+ 29%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
6,131

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westerkoog Midden calculated?

Westerkoog Midden scores 8.5 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 Westerkoog Midden a safe neighbourhood?

Westerkoog Midden scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.