district in Oostzaan
Wijk 00
Wijk 00 has 4 neighbourhoods with 9,730 residents in total.
The single district of Oostzaan holds four neighbourhoods on the edge of the Twiske, including the Kerkbuurt and the Zuideinde, together over 9,700 residents. The scores are broad and strong: quiet and nature at 8.3, amenities and wealth both at 7.0, and safety a touch lower at 5.8. Safety alone sits just below the national middle. With an overall of 8.3, this green ribbon village on the edge of Amsterdam ranks among the better in the set.
Short answer: Wijk 00 scores 8.3 as a district of Oostzaan. Its strongest neighbourhood is Kerkstraat (8.9), the lowest-scoring Zuideinde (6.6). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 9,730 residents in total.
Key figures for Wijk 00
- residents
- 9,730
- neighbourhoods
- 4
- km² of land
- 11.6
How Wijk 00 scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 448 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Wijk 00 looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+22%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,837 — less 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Wijk 00, weighted by population.
The best and lowest-scoring neighbourhoods of Wijk 00
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Wijk 00.
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Neighbourhoods in Wijk 00
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