Neighbourhood De Zuid

Neighbourhood in district Assendelft-Zuid · municipality Zaanstad · Noord-Holland

  • 564 homes
  • 1.475 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 531.000

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 De Zuid

Homes
564
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
131 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
592
2025

Home type

  • Detached 40% 224
  • Semi-detached house 19% 106
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 101
  • Apartment 14% 79
  • End-terrace house 10% 54

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 78
  • B 19% 106
  • C 25% 140
  • D 7% 41
  • E 4% 20
  • F 6% 33
  • G 23% 130
  • No label 3% 16

Building period

  • Built before 1945 34% 194
  • 1945–1969 8% 47
  • 1970–1989 36% 204
  • 1990–2009 14% 79
  • 2010 and later 7% 38
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
1.475
January 1, 2025
Households
610
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
39%
Population density
114
inhabitants per km²
Area
14,1 km²
of which 1,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 225
  • 15–25 years 10% 150
  • 25–45 years 25% 370
  • 45–65 years 31% 450
  • 65 years and older 19% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 531.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
15% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
3.270 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.100 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.010 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
42%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% central heating, 6% 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
2,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,8 km
avg. distance
Primary school
3,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
2,4 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
149 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
774 passenger cars
Company locations
300
of which 35 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)
61 dB
municipality 57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
100%
municipality 23%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%
municipality 13%

Noise level of the 564 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 4% 24
  • 56–60 dB: busy 50% 282
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 44% 250
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 4
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
71%
municipality 76%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
16%
Of which more than 2 m water
3%
Maximum water depth
8,6 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
8% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
85%
municipality 51%

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)
97%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
87%
municipality 79%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
69%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
6%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
6%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
12%
municipality 5%

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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
28
+22% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 3
  • Bedreiging 7% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 1
  • Vernieling 4% 1
  • Drugshandel 4% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 4% 1

Per year

  1. 312021
  2. 402022
  3. 472023
  4. 372024
  5. 272025

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
4,09
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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

Expected decrease until 2050
40 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,4%
laag, municipality 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
1,8%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,6%
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
€ 348.700
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
27%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)