Neighbourhood Binnenstad

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Purmerend · Noord-Holland

  • 1.482 homes
  • 1.995 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 312.000

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 Binnenstad

Homes
1.482
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
76 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.236
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 87% 1.283
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 125
  • End-terrace house 3% 47
  • Detached 1% 15
  • Semi-detached house 1% 12

Energy label

  • A or better 39% 582
  • B 13% 186
  • C 18% 260
  • D 5% 71
  • E 4% 56
  • F 4% 57
  • G 10% 152
  • No label 8% 118

Building period

  • Built before 1945 31% 458
  • 1945–1969 3% 43
  • 1970–1989 22% 325
  • 1990–2009 13% 193
  • 2010 and later 31% 463

Residents

Residents
1.995
January 1, 2025
Households
1.200
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
62%
Households with children
13%
Population density
6.694
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 125
  • 15–25 years 12% 230
  • 25–45 years 43% 845
  • 45–65 years 21% 420
  • 65 years and older 18% 365

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 312.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rental homes
70%
25% housing association
Single-family homes
12%
88% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
12%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
158
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
1.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
50 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
670 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
4%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 1% block, 4% district heating, 3% electric
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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.876 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
688 passenger cars
Company locations
750
of which 300 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)
56 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
44%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
24%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.482 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 20% 289
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 37% 543
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 322
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 21% 308
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 20

Flooding

Homes that may flood
19%
municipality 90%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
17%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
3,8 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
10% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
40%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
83%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
77%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 14%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
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
155
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
310
-5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,7
1 burglary
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 20% 63
  • Mishandeling 8% 25
  • Vernieling 5% 17
  • Bedreiging 4% 13
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 13
  • Openlijk geweld 3% 9
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 6
  • Drugshandel 2% 6

Per year

  1. 2202021
  2. 3652022
  3. 3832023
  4. 3502024
  5. 3052025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,11 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 insufficient

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)
−1,6 mm per year
municipality −2,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
5 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,7%
laag, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
1,9%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
17,7%
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

Median household wealth
€ 11.700
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)