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Purmerend

Noord-Holland · Moderately urban · CBS GM0439

Avg. sale price

€472k

Price Growth YoY

+8.8%

Population

95.912

Purmerend is a municipality in Noord-Holland with 95.912 residents, the 34th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €407k, 2% above the national average of €398k. Of its 43.479 homes, 60% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 8 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Noord-Holland province · urbanisation level 3/5

60% owner-occupied · 40% rental

Average income €41.6k · 27.8% higher educated

72% labour participation · 1.025 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€472k

-1% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€407k

+2% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

60.0%

+5% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

43.479

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €65k (16%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€472k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 51% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 16k since 2018, reaching 96k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
66%
34%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
6 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 21.3% (2022); worst: -4.7% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

60%

Rental

40%

Built before 2000

90%

Household Composition

Single

36.06%

With children

35.7%

Avg size: 2.2
Density: 1.025 /km²
Population density

1,025

+91% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
25%
27%
22%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

68.99%

EU / Western background

7.79%

Non-EU background

23.21%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€42k

-1% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.4%

-23% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

72.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

27.8%

Low education

26.9%

Labour participation

72%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

58%

Flexible contract

26%

Self-employed

16%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€185.7k
Poverty rate
2.4%
Cars/household
1.0
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
35.3
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 64% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
11.4
Property damage
3.6
Violent crime
4.7
In 2025: 11.4 theft, 4.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

25

Primary schools (PO)

8

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

97%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 97.0%
Weak / insufficient · 3.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

42

Daycare (KDV)

33

After-school care (BSO)

1.379

KDV child places

33

Avg KDV size
9.6 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.45 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

56%
44%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 56% · 42 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 44% · 33 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

26%
74%
Offers VVE · 26% · 11 locations
No VVE · 74% · 31 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

11.2

-7% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

8.0

-8% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.9 km

-18% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.0 km

0% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

0.9 km

Supermarket

1.0 km

Childcare

0.6 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

3

Bus stops

270

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
11.2
µg/m³
-0.9 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
8.0
µg/m³
-0.7 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Noord-Holland
Places of Worship (Buildings)
12 total in municipality · 1.25 per 10k residents

Christian churches

9

Mosques

2

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

1

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