Karnemelksepolder, Zaanstad
About 390 people live in Karnemelksepolder, in 135 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 82% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 110.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €731,000; 99% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.4 km away, a supermarket 1.5 km and a GP 2.3 km.
Check a specific address here
Year built, floor area and building details for one home. Free.
Is Karnemelksepolder a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 82% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 8% |
| Safety and nuisance | 10% |
| Social cohesion | 71% |
| Amenities | 54% |
| Housing stock | 77% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Karnemelksepolder safe?
| All registered crime | 110.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7.7 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) | €731,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 99% / 1% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 60% |
| Single-person households | 13% |
| Age 65+ | 5% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.5 km |
| GP | 2.3 km |
| Primary school | 1.9 km |
| Secondary school | 4.2 km |
| Train station | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | 5.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Wormerveer West · Wormerveer Noord · Wormerveer Centrum · Westknollendam · Industriebuurt · Wormerveer Zuid · Rooswijk Noord · Rooswijk · Zuiderhoofdbuurt · Noorderhoofdbuurt · Snuiverbuurt · Rosariumbuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04795140. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.