Postcode 1742 Schagen
About 6,565 people live in postcode area 1742 in Schagen, in 2,970 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €332,000 in 2023, up 66% from €200,000 in 2016.
70% of homes are owner-occupied, 12.5% are apartments and 1.9% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 74% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
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Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €200,000 |
| 2017 | €206,000 +3% |
| 2018 | €212,000 +2.9% |
| 2019 | €224,000 +5.7% |
| 2020 | €242,000 +8% |
| 2021 | €254,000 +5% |
| 2022 | €295,000 +16.1% |
| 2023 | €332,000 +12.5% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 14% |
| Age 15–24 | 12.1% |
| Age 25–44 | 20.3% |
| Age 45–64 | 28.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.7% |
| Single-person households | 33.8% |
| Families with children | 34.8% |
| Average household size | 2.2 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | hardly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 2,955 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 70% / 30% |
| Social housing | 25.7% |
| Apartments | 12.5% |
| Built before 1945 | 1.9% |
| Built 2015 or later | 3.2% |
| Average gas use | 880 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,590 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.3 km |
| Daycare | 0.8 km |
| Train station | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Library | 1.5 km |
| Swimming pool | 1.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 1742
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| De Wielewaal public (non-denominational) · 76 pupils | Merelstraat 46 | – / – |
| Rooms Katholieke Basisschool De Vogelweid Roman Catholic · 185 pupils | Merelstraat 46 | 73.1% / 44% |
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 1742
Muggenburg · Muggenburg-Zuid · Witte Paal · Tolke en Buitengebied · Waldervaart-Zuid · Waldervaart-Noordwest · Waldervaart-Noordoost · Lagedijk · Burghorn en Buitengebied · Tjallewal en Buitengebied
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
1741 Schagen · 1744 Sint Maarten · 1738 Waarland · 1746 Dirkshorn · 1747 Tuitjenhorn · 1736 Zijdewind · 1735 't Veld · 1749 Warmenhuizen · 1734 Oude Niedorp · 1733 Nieuwe Niedorp
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.