Wagenweg

Wagenweg is a neighbourhood in the Overwhere district of Purmerend, with 980 residents and 512 homes. 26% of homes are owner-occupied and 28% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€384,000) is 6% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 264 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390203 · 9 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

980residents1 January 2025

€384,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000

21%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%

264services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Purmerend with Wagenweg highlighted

Who lives here.

980 residents in 515 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

11%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

39%

aged 25–44

16%

aged 65 and over

42%

one-person households

26%

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 Wagenweg is €384,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

512homes1 January 2025

28%single-family houses72% flats and apartments

26%owner-occupied35% housing association

53%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

2,160 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh

99%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%

30%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 Wagenweg compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

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

17%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%

1.7%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%

€19,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000

78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%

14.0%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 109 crimes in Wagenweg in 2025, 8% fewer than in 2024. That is 111.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds16

Assault6

Other property crime5

Threats3

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Street robbery2

Driving under the influence2

Burglary of homes1

Theft from vehicles1

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 Wagenweg, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.2 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.7

Primary pupils living here50

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises135

Residents per km²5,520

Land area18 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Purmerend.

Stationsbuurt Binnenstad Wheermolen-West Zuiderpolder Overwhere-Zuid Hazepolder Overwhere district