Oud Zaandijk, Zaanstad
About 2,925 people live in Oud Zaandijk, in 1,535 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 90% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 46.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €337,000; 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.1 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 1.3 km.
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Is Oud Zaandijk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 90% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 34% |
| Safety and nuisance | 11% |
| Social cohesion | 17% |
| Amenities | 72% |
| Housing stock | 22% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oud Zaandijk safe?
| All registered crime | 46.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.1 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) | €337,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 50% / 50% |
| Apartments | 37% |
| Households with children | 28% |
| Single-person households | 48% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | €32,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 1.3 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | 3.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Rooswijk · Rooswijk Noord · Westerkoog Oost · Westerkoog Midden · Oud Koog · Wormerveer Zuid · Wormerveer Centrum · Wormerveer Noord · Wormerveer West · Karnemelksepolder · Westknollendam · Industriebuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04794110. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.