Broeckgouw, Edam-Volendam
About 2,905 people live in Broeckgouw, in 1,050 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 53% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €444,000; 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10.5 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 2.6 km.
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Is Broeckgouw a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 53% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 75% |
| Safety and nuisance | 36% |
| Social cohesion | 69% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 43% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Broeckgouw safe?
| All registered crime | 14.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €444,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 77% / 23% |
| Apartments | 29% |
| Households with children | 54% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 6% |
| Average income per resident | €35,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 2.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.3 km |
| Secondary school | 3.4 km |
| Train station | 10.5 km |
| Hospital | 3.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Edam-Volendam
Volendam-Middengebied · Volendam-Industriegebied · Volendam-Bloemenbuurt · Volendam-Rozettenbuurt · Volendam-Blokgouw 7 en 8 · Volendam-Blokgouw 4, 5 en 6 · Volendam-Blokgouw 3 · Volendam-Blokgouw 1 en 2 · Volendam-Katham + Planetenbuurt · Volendam-Oude kom · Beets · Purmerpolder
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03850212. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.