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Binnenstad

Binnenstad is a neighbourhood in the Centrum district of Purmerend, with 1,995 residents and 1,402 homes. 27% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€326,000) is 20% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 193 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390101 · 66 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,995residents1 January 2025
€326,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
14%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
193services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Binnenstad in PurmerendPostcodes in Binnenstad highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Binnenstad highlighted

Who lives here.

1,995 residents in 1,310 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

6%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
42%
aged 25–44
18%
aged 65 and over
60%
one-person households
13%
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 Binnenstad is €326,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

1,402homes54 newly built in 2025
11%single-family houses89% flats and apartments
27%owner-occupied22% housing association
22%built in the last ten years12% unoccupied
600 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
1,860 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
13%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
5%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 Binnenstad compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

56%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%
8%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%
6.7%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€12,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
23%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%
19.0%of workers are self-employedPurmerend: 16.0%
0.6cars 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 305 crimes in Binnenstad in 2025, 13% fewer than in 2024. That is 152.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds51
Other property crime39
Assault30
Driving under the influence21
Vandalism and criminal damage13
Public violence against people10
Theft from vehicles5
Vehicle theft4
Pickpocketing4
Threats4
Hold-up robbery4
Street robbery3
Burglary of homes2

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 Binnenstad, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km17.2
Primary pupils living here50
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises735
Residents per km²7,424
Land area27 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Purmerend.

HazepolderStationsbuurtWagenwegZuiderpolderEuropaOverwhere-ZuidCentrum district