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Overlanderstraat en omgeving

Overlanderstraat en omgeving is a neighbourhood in the Purmer-Noord district of Purmerend, with 4,330 residents and 2,175 homes. 31% of homes are owner-occupied and 59% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€312,000) is 23% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 202 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390501 · 114 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,330residents1 January 2025
€312,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
21%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
202services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Overlanderstraat en omgeving in PurmerendPostcodes in Overlanderstraat en omgeving highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Overlanderstraat en omgeving highlighted

Who lives here.

4,330 residents in 2,215 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

16%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
46%
one-person households
33%
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 Overlanderstraat en omgeving is €312,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

2,175homes1 January 2025
59%single-family houses41% flats and apartments
31%owner-occupied65% housing association
1%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
0 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
2,130 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
100%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
18%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 Overlanderstraat en omgeving 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%
4.0%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€9,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
62.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
19%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%
13.0%of workers are self-employedPurmerend: 16.0%
0.7cars 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 171 crimes in Overlanderstraat en omgeving in 2025, 12% more than in 2024. That is 39.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Vandalism and criminal damage23
Theft of bicycles and mopeds17
Assault12
Threats11
Other property crime10
Burglary of homes5
Driving under the influence5
Theft from vehicles4
Vehicle theft3
Street robbery2
Public violence against people1
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 Overlanderstraat en omgeving, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.9
Primary pupils living here350
Secondary pupils living here200
Business premises400
Residents per km²9,736
Land area44 ha

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

Schools in Overlanderstraat en omgeving.

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

Openbare Basisschool NoorderlichtPrimary 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.