District Wormerveer

District in municipality Zaanstad · Noord-Holland

  • 6.728 homes
  • 12.800 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1966
  • avg. WOZ € 340.000

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 Wormerveer

Homes
6.728
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1966
Average living area
91 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.364
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 45% 3.025
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 1.807
  • End-terrace house 13% 896
  • Semi-detached house 9% 573
  • Detached 6% 427

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 1.769
  • B 12% 797
  • C 16% 1.107
  • D 8% 560
  • E 10% 678
  • F 7% 485
  • G 13% 875
  • No label 7% 457

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 1.775
  • 1945–1969 33% 2.234
  • 1970–1989 10% 693
  • 1990–2009 13% 908
  • 2010 and later 16% 1.095
  • Unknown 0% 23

Residents

Residents
12.800
January 1, 2025
Households
6.405
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
44%
Households with children
30%
Population density
2.445
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,4 km²
of which 1,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 1.800
  • 15–25 years 10% 1.340
  • 25–45 years 28% 3.540
  • 45–65 years 26% 3.345
  • 65 years and older 22% 2.775

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 340.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
51%
Rental homes
49%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
58%
42% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
2
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
2.210 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
440 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
26%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.711 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
5.404 passenger cars
Company locations
2.305
of which 455 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)
57 dB
municipality 57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
33%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
7%
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
19%
municipality 13%

Noise level of the 6.728 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 51% 3.404
  • 56–60 dB: busy 29% 1.941
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 15% 995
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 387
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
37%
municipality 76%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
17,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
52%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
91%
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
89%
municipality 79%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
75%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
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
56
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
713
+8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,9
26 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 92
  • Vernieling 8% 58
  • Mishandeling 8% 57
  • Winkeldiefstal 8% 54
  • Bedreiging 4% 29
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 27
  • Woninginbraak 4% 26
  • Drugshandel 2% 11

Per year

  1. 5922021
  2. 6142022
  3. 5692023
  4. 6402024
  5. 6862025

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
4,03
−0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
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 −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 32.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 74.300
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Wormerveer 8