Neighbourhood Amerika

Neighbourhood in district Weidevenne · municipality Purmerend · Noord-Holland

  • 1.763 homes
  • 4.525 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2001
  • avg. WOZ € 458.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Amerika

Homes
1.763
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2001
Average living area
125 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.781
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 67% 1.188
  • End-terrace house 17% 299
  • Apartment 11% 200
  • Detached 4% 70
  • Semi-detached house 0% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 80% 1.416
  • B 20% 344
  • C 0% 1
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • 1970–1989 0% 1
  • 1990–2009 100% 1.762

Residents

Residents
4.525
January 1, 2025
Households
1.795
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
48%
Population density
5.070
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 700
  • 15–25 years 15% 665
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.025
  • 45–65 years 32% 1.465
  • 65 years and older 15% 670

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 458.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
80%
Rental homes
20%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
1%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.890 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
620 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
0 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
30%
Gas-free
100%
District heating
89%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heat network
87%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
5% central heating, 95% district heating
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
1,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.594 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.964 passenger cars
Company locations
495
of which 65 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
53 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.763 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 508
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 42% 743
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 475
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 37

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 90%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
96%
Of which more than 2 m water
18%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
53%
municipality 53%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
42%
municipality 14%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
91%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
11%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
12
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
56
-31% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,6
1 burglary
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 5
  • Vernieling 7% 4
  • Drugshandel 7% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 3
  • Bedreiging 5% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 4% 2
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 982021
  2. 782022
  3. 732023
  4. 832024
  5. 722025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 more than sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,9 mm per year
municipality −2,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,8 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
38 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
89,8%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 45.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 304.400
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
25,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)