Binnenstad, Purmerend
About 1,995 people live in Binnenstad, in 1,310 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 78% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 152.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €312,000; 30% of homes are owner-occupied and 25% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.5 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Binnenstad a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 78% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 68% |
| Safety and nuisance | 6% |
| Social cohesion | 13% |
| Amenities | 92% |
| Housing stock | 16% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Binnenstad safe?
| All registered crime | 152.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 25.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 25.6 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) | €312,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 30% / 70% |
| Apartments | 88% |
| Households with children | 13% |
| Single-person households | 60% |
| Age 65+ | 18% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | 1.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Purmerend
Stationsbuurt · Zuiderpolder · Overwhere-Zuid · Wagenweg · Overwhere-Noord · Molenkoog · Wheermolen-West · Wheermolen-Oost · Dwarsgouw · Gors-Zuid · Gors-Noord · Overlanderstraat en omgeving
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04390101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.