De Watering, Edam-Volendam
About 1,960 people live in De Watering, in 820 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 69% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €403,000; 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.9 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is De Watering a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 69% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 67% |
| Safety and nuisance | 66% |
| Social cohesion | 46% |
| Amenities | 22% |
| Housing stock | 43% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Watering safe?
| All registered crime | 20.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.6 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) | €403,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 81% / 19% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 7.9 km |
| Train station | 9.9 km |
| Hospital | 10 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Edam-Volendam
Oosthuizen · Warder · Beets · Broeckgouw · 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
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03850402. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.