Westerkoog Midden, Zaanstad
About 2,635 people live in Westerkoog Midden, in 1,130 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 63% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €447,000; 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
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Is Westerkoog Midden a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 63% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 84% |
| Safety and nuisance | 22% |
| Social cohesion | 26% |
| Amenities | 64% |
| Housing stock | 35% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Westerkoog Midden safe?
| All registered crime | 20.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 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) | €447,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 63% / 37% |
| Apartments | 17% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| 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
Westerkoog Oost · Oud Koog · Westerwatering Zuid · Westerwatering Noord · Zaans Hout · Oud Zaandijk · Westzanerdijk · Schilders- en Waddenbuurt · Spoorbuurt · Rooswijk · Rooswijk Noord · Oud West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04793212. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.