Waterrijk West, Zaanstad
About 2,005 people live in Waterrijk West, in 695 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 50% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 15 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €538,000; 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are social housing.
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Is Waterrijk West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 50% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 39% |
| Safety and nuisance | 29% |
| Social cohesion | 48% |
| Amenities | 71% |
| Housing stock | 36% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Waterrijk West safe?
| All registered crime | 15 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 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) | €538,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 87% / 13% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 62% |
| Single-person households | 18% |
| Age 65+ | 7% |
| 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
Noorderveen · Waterrijk · Langeheit Oost · Langeheit West · Kreekrijk · Parkrijk Zuid · Parkrijk Noord · Westerpolder · Centrum · De Zuid · Westzanerpolder · Westzaan Zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04797212. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.