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neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Zaans Hout

3,750 residents · postal code 1507 · Part of Nieuw West, Zaanstad

  • no. 8,584 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 39 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Amenities

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

Young and urban: barely 9 percent of Zaans Hout's residents are 65 or older, and with 27 percent single-family homes, flats predominate. Social cohesion stands out at 7.9, yet the overall grade settles at 5.1. Safety (5.4) is average, with over 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 people. Homes average 402,000 euro, alongside a relatively high income of 40,000 euro per resident.

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
41.4
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 402,000
Owner-occupied
34%
Single-family homes
27%
Built after 2000
Income per resident
€ 40,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 48%45–65 18%65+ 9%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
25%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
8,818

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Zaans Hout calculated?

Zaans Hout scores 5.1 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 Zaans Hout a safe neighbourhood?

Zaans Hout scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (41.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.