Westbeemster, Purmerend
About 775 people live in Westbeemster, in 320 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 36% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €621,000; 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 2% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10.7 km away, a supermarket 3.4 km and a GP 3.4 km.
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Is Westbeemster a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 36% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 20% |
| Safety and nuisance | 84% |
| Social cohesion | 80% |
| Amenities | 13% |
| Housing stock | 94% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Westbeemster safe?
| All registered crime | 20.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 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) | €621,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 87% / 13% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.4 km |
| GP | 3.4 km |
| Primary school | 1.8 km |
| Secondary school | 9.8 km |
| Train station | 10.7 km |
| Hospital | 11 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Purmerend
Noordbeemster · Zuidoostbeemster · Middenbeemster · Europa · Afrika · Amerika · Azië · Hazepolder · 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 BU04390803. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.