neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Westerkoog Oost

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

Bottom 31% in the Netherlands

Westerkoog Oost in Zaanstad is an ageing residential area, a third of residents 65 or older, with eighty percent single-family homes. Wealth and income comes to 5.8 and safety to 6.0, with just over 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people. Homes average 426,000 euro, and the overall grade comes in at 4.8.

no. 9,026 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 40 of 72 in Zaanstad

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Amenities

no grade

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Safety

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

Total crime

30.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

17.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 142 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

€ 426,000

Welfare recipients

5.4 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

65%

Social housing

34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

82%

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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

4,329 inw/km²

Noise level

59 dB

Green surroundings

47%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,184

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.4 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

33%

Residents under 15

14%

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Who lives here

Westerkoog Oost has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 34%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4518%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+34%
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
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,329 — 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 Westerkoog Oost calculated?

Westerkoog Oost scores 4.8 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 Westerkoog Oost 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 Westerkoog Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Westerkoog Oost scores 6.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.