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Westzanerpolder

660 residents · postal code 1551 · Part of Westzaan, Zaanstad

  • no. 4,682 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 27 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Home to 660 residents, Westzanerpolder is a rural area in Zaanstad. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 7.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.5, while amenities lags at 3.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
3.0 km
General practitioner
5.0 km
Primary school
3.3 km
Secondary school
5.6 km
Childcare
2.4 km
Train station
5.1 km
Hospital
6.9 km
Restaurant
2.5 km
Café
3.8 km
Library
5.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
47.8
Violent crimes
9.5
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 531,000
Owner-occupied
93%
Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 12%25–45 42%45–65 29%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
372

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westzanerpolder calculated?

Westzanerpolder scores 7.3 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 Westzanerpolder a safe neighbourhood?

Westzanerpolder scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (47.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.