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neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Zuiderham

3,005 residents · postal code 1562 · Part of Krommenie West, Zaanstad

  • no. 4,738 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 72 in Zaanstad

Scores per pillar

Zuiderham in Krommenie is a quiet district with strong amenities (9.3) and a safety mark of 8.7, at twenty crimes per 1,000 people present. It is mostly rented (38 per cent owner-occupied) and ageing: nearly a third of residents are over 65. The social score (4.0) and housing (5.5) lag, partly through the average value of 393,000 euro. The station lies just over a kilometre and a half away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.5
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 393,000
Owner-occupied
38%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 18%45–65 25%65+ 32%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
3,941

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Zuiderham calculated?

Zuiderham 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 Zuiderham a safe neighbourhood?

Zuiderham scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.