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Zuiderpolder

Zuiderpolder is a neighbourhood in the Centrum district of Purmerend, with 2,310 residents and 1,214 homes. 55% of homes are owner-occupied and 71% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€358,000) is 12% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 229 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390103 · 48 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,310residents1 January 2025
€358,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
15%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
229services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zuiderpolder in PurmerendPostcodes in Zuiderpolder highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Zuiderpolder highlighted

Who lives here.

2,310 residents in 1,155 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

11%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
32%
aged 65 and over
42%
one-person households
28%
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 Zuiderpolder is €358,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

1,214homes32 newly built in 2025
71%single-family houses29% flats and apartments
55%owner-occupied41% housing association
2%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
610 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
2,180 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
36%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
23%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 Zuiderpolder compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

43%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%
15%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%
2.2%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€139,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
31%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%
16.0%of workers are self-employedPurmerend: 16.0%
0.8cars 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 74 crimes in Zuiderpolder in 2025, 19% fewer than in 2024. That is 32.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Vandalism and criminal damage18
Theft of bicycles and mopeds12
Other property crime6
Assault4
Driving under the influence3
Theft from vehicles2
Burglary of homes1
Hold-up 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 Zuiderpolder, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.8
Primary pupils living here140
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises240
Residents per km²6,437
Land area36 ha

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

Schools in Zuiderpolder.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Openbare Basisschool Willem EggertPrimary school · Openbaar

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Purmerend.

StationsbuurtEuropaBinnenstadWagenwegGors-NoordHazepolderCentrum district