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Overwhere-Zuid

Overwhere-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Overwhere district of Purmerend, with 6,300 residents and 3,209 homes. 51% of homes are owner-occupied and 50% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€311,000) is 24% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 245 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390201 · 160 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,300residents1 January 2025
€311,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
24%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
245services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Overwhere-Zuid in PurmerendPostcodes in Overwhere-Zuid highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Overwhere-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

6,300 residents in 3,135 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

15%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
44%
one-person households
34%
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 Overwhere-Zuid is €311,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

3,209homes1 January 2025
50%single-family houses50% flats and apartments
51%owner-occupied44% housing association
1%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
450 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
46%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
39%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 Overwhere-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

47%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%
9%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%
3.4%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€62,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
21%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%
13.0%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 265 crimes in Overwhere-Zuid in 2025, 18% fewer than in 2024. That is 42.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds38
Vandalism and criminal damage34
Other property crime22
Assault19
Burglary of homes12
Driving under the influence12
Threats9
Theft from vehicles2
Vehicle theft2
Public violence against people2
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 Overwhere-Zuid, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.6
Primary pupils living here510
Secondary pupils living here300
Business premises640
Residents per km²6,050
Land area104 ha

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

Schools in Overwhere-Zuid.

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

Basisschool 't PrismaPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
Vonk PurmerendSecondary school (vmbo) · Bijzonder
Innovium College voor mavo/havo, havo, vwo, tweetalig ond. en technasiumSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Bijzonder

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.

WagenwegWheermolen-WestOverwhere-NoordStationsbuurtWheermolen-OostBinnenstadOverwhere district