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Westzaan Zuid

1,260 residents · postal code 1551 · Part of Westzaan, Zaanstad

  • no. 1,624 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 72 in Zaanstad
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Scores per pillar

Westzaan Zuid is a rural area in Zaanstad with 1,260 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.1 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.9, while amenities lags at 4.6.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
3.7 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
4.9 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
4.7 km
Hospital
6.8 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
3.1 km
Library
5.6 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
15.0
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 495,000
Owner-occupied
84%
Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
27%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 10%25–45 28%45–65 30%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
757

Nearby neighbourhoods

Westzanerpolder

Zaanstad

7.3

Westzanerdijk

Zaanstad

6.1

J.J. Allanbuurt

Zaanstad

9.6

Westerwatering Zuid

Zaanstad

8.8

Zaans Hout

Zaanstad

5.1

Westerwatering Noord

Zaanstad

6.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Groote Kreek

Hulst

9.1

Hulsen

Hellendoorn

9.1

Dongewijk Noord

Tilburg

9.1

Vijfhuizen

Haarlemmermeer

9.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westzaan Zuid calculated?

Westzaan Zuid scores 9.1 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 Westzaan Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Westzaan Zuid scores 8.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.