Postcode 1521 Wormerveer
About 12,300 people live in postcode area 1521 in Wormerveer (municipality Zaanstad), in 6,155 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €318,000 in 2023, up 115% from €148,000 in 2016.
50% of homes are owner-occupied, 43.6% are apartments and 29.1% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 89% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Check an address in 1521
Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €148,000 |
| 2017 | €155,000 +4.7% |
| 2018 | €169,000 +9% |
| 2019 | €188,000 +11.2% |
| 2020 | €211,000 +12.2% |
| 2021 | €234,000 +10.9% |
| 2022 | €264,000 +12.8% |
| 2023 | €318,000 +20.5% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 14.5% |
| Age 15–24 | 10.5% |
| Age 25–44 | 28.2% |
| Age 45–64 | 25.8% |
| Age 65+ | 20.9% |
| Single-person households | 44.5% |
| Families with children | 30% |
| Average household size | 2 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | strongly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 6,120 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 50% / 50% |
| Social housing | 40.9% |
| Apartments | 43.6% |
| Built before 1945 | 29.1% |
| Built 2015 or later | 7.6% |
| Average gas use | 810 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,130 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacy | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 2.7 km |
| Daycare | 0.6 km |
| Train station | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | 4 km |
| Library | 2.5 km |
| Swimming pool | 3.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 1521
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| Basisschool Toermalijn Samenwerking PC, RK · 251 pupils | Noordeinde 80 | 65.4% / 40% |
| Openbare Basisschool De Pionier public (non-denominational) · 297 pupils | Kerkstraat 52 | 60% / 24% |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
Neighbourhoods in 1521
Wormerveer Zuid · Wormerveer Centrum · Wormerveer Noord · Wormerveer West · Karnemelksepolder · Industriebuurt
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
1525 Westknollendam · 1511 Oostzaan · 1531 Wormer · 1509 Zaandam · 1508 Zaandam · 1534 Oostknollendam · 1507 Zaandam · 1506 Zaandam · 1536 Markenbinnen
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.