Noorderham, Zaanstad
About 3,395 people live in Noorderham, in 1,515 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 18.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €367,000; 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 36% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.1 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Noorderham a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 51% |
| Safety and nuisance | 17% |
| Social cohesion | 17% |
| Amenities | 59% |
| Housing stock | 8% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Noorderham safe?
| All registered crime | 18.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 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) | €367,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 58% / 42% |
| Apartments | 48% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | €29,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.4 km |
| Train station | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | 2.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Zuiderham · Krommeniedijk · Willis · Rosariumbuurt · Snuiverbuurt · Noorderhoofdbuurt · Zuiderhoofdbuurt · De Zuid · Centrum · Westerpolder · Noorderveen · Waterrijk West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04796220. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.