Neighbourhood Rooswijk

Neighbourhood in district Rooswijk · municipality Zaanstad · Noord-Holland

  • 1.130 homes
  • 2.505 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1966
  • avg. WOZ € 350.000

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 Rooswijk

Homes
1.130
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1966
Average living area
96 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.086
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 42% 471
  • Mid-terrace house 38% 427
  • End-terrace house 16% 181
  • Detached 2% 27
  • Semi-detached house 2% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 265
  • B 14% 160
  • C 28% 319
  • D 19% 213
  • E 5% 55
  • F 6% 70
  • G 4% 48

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 177
  • 1945–1969 67% 758
  • 1970–1989 10% 114
  • 1990–2009 3% 36
  • 2010 and later 4% 45

Residents

Residents
2.505
January 1, 2025
Households
1.105
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
41%
Population density
6.238
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 450
  • 15–25 years 12% 290
  • 25–45 years 23% 585
  • 45–65 years 25% 630
  • 65 years and older 22% 550

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 350.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
38%
Rental homes
62%
61% housing association
Single-family homes
61%
39% 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
2.400 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
560 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
24%
Gas-free
10%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.389 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.004 passenger cars
Company locations
200
of which 20 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)
54 dB
municipality 57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 23%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 13%

Noise level of the 1.130 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 76% 863
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 251
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 16

Flooding

Homes that may flood
3%
municipality 76%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
53%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
78%
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
97%
municipality 79%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
32%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
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
79
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
198
-2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
2 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 23
  • Bedreiging 7% 13
  • Mishandeling 6% 11
  • Drugshandel 4% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 3
  • Woninginbraak 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1512021
  2. 1842022
  3. 1862023
  4. 1872024
  5. 2082025

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

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,98
−0,13 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
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 +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,05 weak

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)
−2,7 mm per year
municipality −2,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,7%
zeer laag, municipality 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,6%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 31.300
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)