Hofwijk, Zaanstad
About 1,085 people live in Hofwijk, in 495 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 99% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 77.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €310,000; 31% of homes are owner-occupied and 64% are social housing.
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Is Hofwijk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 99% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 11% |
| Safety and nuisance | 2% |
| Social cohesion | 4% |
| Amenities | 82% |
| Housing stock | 3% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Hofwijk safe?
| All registered crime | 77.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 12.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.5 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) | €310,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 31% / 69% |
| Apartments | 74% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 41% |
| Age 65+ | 11% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | – |
| GP | – |
| Primary school | – |
| Secondary school | – |
| Train station | – |
| Hospital | – |
Average road distance for residents, CBS
Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Boerejonkerbuurt · Kogerveld · Oostzijderveld · Kalf Noord · Kalf · Zaanse Schans · Rosmolenbuurt West · Rosmolenbuurt Oost · Kleurenbuurt · Hoornseveld · Peldersveld Oost · Peldersveld West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04791522. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.