District Purmer

District in municipality Edam-Volendam · Noord-Holland

  • 13 homes
  • 110 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 583.000

Map

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 Purmer

Homes
13
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
184 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
36
2025

Home type

  • Detached 92% 12
  • Apartment 8% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 3
  • B 8% 1
  • C 8% 1
  • D 8% 1
  • E 8% 1
  • G 8% 1
  • No label 38% 5

Building period

  • Built before 1945 31% 4
  • 1945–1969 8% 1
  • 1970–1989 8% 1
  • 1990–2009 46% 6
  • 2010 and later 8% 1

Residents

Residents
110
January 1, 2025
Households
40
avg. 2,7 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
50%
Population density
18
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,4 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 5% 5
  • 15–25 years 24% 25
  • 25–45 years 10% 10
  • 45–65 years 43% 45
  • 65 years and older 19% 20

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 583.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
86%
Rental homes
14%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
94%
6% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
4.450 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
3.070 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.560 m³
per dwelling per year

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
3,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,9 km
avg. distance
Primary school
3,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
3,2 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
0
Urbanity
Non-urban
131 addresses per km²
Company locations
35
of which 0 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 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
15%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 13 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 15% 2
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 62% 8
  • 56–60 dB: busy 23% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
54%
municipality 73%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
15%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,7 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,1 µg/m³
85% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
88%
municipality 54%

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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
0%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 28%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 26%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
23%
municipality 12%
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
73
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
8
-33% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Drugshandel 13% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 13% 1

Per year

  1. 72021
  2. 52022
  3. 122023
  4. 72024
  5. 132025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,18

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,15 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,21 very good
  • 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.

Income and work

Top 20% incomes
20%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Purmer 1