Markgouw, Waterland
About 2,410 people live in Markgouw, in 1,120 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 79% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 26.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €323,000; 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10.8 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Markgouw a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 79% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 34% |
| Social cohesion | 22% |
| Amenities | 49% |
| Housing stock | 14% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Markgouw safe?
| All registered crime | 26.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.5 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) | €323,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 39% / 61% |
| Apartments | 35% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 40% |
| Age 65+ | 33% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 0.6 km |
| Train station | 10.8 km |
| Hospital | 6.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Waterland
Oranjewijk · Ringshemmen · Monnickendam · Ooster Ee · 't Spil · Binnengouw · Buitengouw · Verspreide huizen · De Purmer (gedeeltelijk) · Katwoude · Havenbuurt en Kerkbuurt · Broek in Waterland
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU08520002. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.