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neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Westerkoog Oost

3,685 residents · postal code 1541 · Part of Westerkoog, Zaanstad

  • no. 8,266 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 38 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Amenities

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

Westerkoog Oost in Zaanstad is an ageing residential area, a third of residents 65 or older, with eighty percent single-family homes. Social cohesion (6.7) is strongest, while safety lags at 4.7 with just over 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people. Homes average 426,000 euro, and the overall grade comes in at 5.3.

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
30.4
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 426,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
Income per resident
€ 35,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 18%45–65 24%65+ 34%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
4,329

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westerkoog Oost calculated?

Westerkoog Oost scores 5.3 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 Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Westerkoog Oost scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.