Middel, Zaanstad
About 105 people live in Middel, in 40 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 28% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €691,000; 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.6 km away, a supermarket 2.6 km and a GP 2.7 km.
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Is Middel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 28% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 26% |
| Safety and nuisance | 71% |
| Social cohesion | 93% |
| Amenities | 24% |
| Housing stock | 83% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Middel safe?
| All registered crime | 28.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €691,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 89% / 11% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 51% |
| Single-person households | 16% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.6 km |
| GP | 2.7 km |
| Primary school | 4.2 km |
| Secondary school | 6 km |
| Train station | 5.6 km |
| Hospital | 6.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Westzaan Noord · J.J. Allanbuurt · Westzaan Zuid · Westzanerpolder · Parkrijk Noord · Parkrijk Zuid · Kreekrijk · Langeheit West · Langeheit Oost · Waterrijk · Waterrijk West · Noorderveen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04798150. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.