Middenbeemster

Middenbeemster is a neighbourhood in the Beemster district of Purmerend, with 5,810 residents and 2,345 homes. 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€503,000) is 24% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 34 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390801 · 159 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

5,810residents1 January 2025

€503,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000

38%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%

34services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Middenbeemster in PurmerendPostcodes in Middenbeemster highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey

Map of Purmerend with Middenbeemster highlighted

Who lives here.

5,810 residents in 2,365 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

18%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

26%

aged 25–44

20%

aged 65 and over

30%

one-person households

41%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Middenbeemster is €503,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

2,345homes104 newly built in 2025

86%single-family houses14% flats and apartments

69%owner-occupied26% housing association

21%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

800 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³

2,950 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh

14%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%

52%homes with solar panelsPurmerend: 31%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Middenbeemster compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%

28%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%

1.8%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%

€314,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000

76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%

29%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%

21.0%of workers are self-employedPurmerend: 16.0%

1.2cars per householdPurmerend: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 158 crimes in Middenbeemster in 2025, 13% more than in 2024. That is 27.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Other property crime33

Vandalism and criminal damage22

Assault14

Threats8

Theft from vehicles7

Driving under the influence6

Burglary of homes3

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

Street robbery1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Middenbeemster, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km

Large supermarket1.0 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.0

Primary pupils living here560

Secondary pupils living here340

Business premises795

Residents per km²278

Land area2,089 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Purmerend.

Westbeemster Zuidoostbeemster Overwhere-Noord Hazepolder Binnenstad Overwhere-Zuid Beemster district