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Nieuw West

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK047923 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Zaanstad
Avg. WOZ Value
€427k
official assessed
Population
13.740
CBS 2023
Housing Stock
6.076
total homes
Owner-Occupied
60%
vs rental
Avg. Income
€45.9k
per recipient
Median wealth
€225k
household net worth
Density
2.910 /km²
residents / km²
Trends 2018–2025
Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025
Population 2025
Avg. Income (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Demographics
Housing Tenure
60%
40%
Owner-occupied
Rental
Household Composition
34%
35%
30%
Single-person
With children
Couples / other
Avg. household size: 2.2
Education & Labour

Higher education

34.1%

Low education

21.9%

Labour participation

75%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

59.21%

EU / Western background

10.92%

Non-EU background

29.88%

Housing & Liveability
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

60%

Rental

40%

Built before 2000

84%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

64%

Multi-family (apartments)

36%

Cars/household: 1.0
Area: 4.7 km²
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

1.1 km

🛒

Supermarket

0.8 km

🧒

Childcare

0.6 km

🏫

Primary school

1.3 km

Public Transport
Public Transport

Train stations

1

Bus stops

30

Source: OpenStreetMap
Age Profile
Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

15%

15–25 years

10%

25–45 years

31%

45–65 years

27%

65+ years

17%

Economy & Work
Business Activity Sectors
23%
17%
16%
44%
Business services
Trade & hospitality
Govt / edu / health
Other
2.045 total establishments
Education & Labour Trends
Education Level Over Time
Labour Participation Over Time
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Total crime · 2025
Nieuw West
36.2
Zaanstad
47.0
Nederland
44.8
Air Quality
Annual average — source: RIVM GCN
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
15.8
µg/m³
+3.7 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
8.8
µg/m³
+0.1 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
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Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten & Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland · City context data is municipal-level average · Privacy threshold: some stats suppressed for small populations