Afrika, Purmerend
About 5,370 people live in Afrika, in 2,130 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 53% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 25.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €494,000; 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 27% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.3 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Afrika a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 53% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 62% |
| Safety and nuisance | 42% |
| Social cohesion | 31% |
| Amenities | 64% |
| Housing stock | 33% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Afrika safe?
| All registered crime | 25.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4.5 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) | €494,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 69% / 31% |
| Apartments | 34% |
| Households with children | 46% |
| Single-person households | 29% |
| Age 65+ | 16% |
| Average income per resident | €37,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 3.7 km |
| Train station | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | 2.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Purmerend
Amerika · Europa · Azië · Hazepolder · Middenbeemster · Noordbeemster · Westbeemster · Zuidoostbeemster · Purmer-Zuid/Zuid · Purmer-Zuid/Noord · Golfterrein en verspreide bebouwing · Baanstee en omgeving
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04390704. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.