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Purmer-Zuid/Noord

Purmer-Zuid/Noord is a neighbourhood in the Purmer-Zuid district of Purmerend, with 5,125 residents and 2,225 homes. 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€429,000) is 5% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 183 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390601 · 113 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,125residents1 January 2025
€429,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
24%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
183services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Purmer-Zuid/Noord in PurmerendPostcodes in Purmer-Zuid/Noord highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Purmer-Zuid/Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

5,125 residents in 2,245 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

14%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
22%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 65 and over
28%
one-person households
37%
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 Purmer-Zuid/Noord is €429,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

2,225homes1 January 2025
87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments
73%owner-occupied25% housing association
1%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
10 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
2,590 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
99%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
37%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 Purmer-Zuid/Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

29%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%
25%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%
1.7%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€281,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
29%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%
14.0%of workers are self-employedPurmerend: 16.0%
1.1cars 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 110 crimes in Purmer-Zuid/Noord in 2025, 11% fewer than in 2024. That is 21.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Vandalism and criminal damage24
Threats8
Burglary of homes7
Theft of bicycles and mopeds7
Other property crime6
Assault5
Driving under the influence5
Public violence against people2
Theft from vehicles1
Pickpocketing1
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 Purmer-Zuid/Noord, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.9
Primary pupils living here390
Secondary pupils living here250
Business premises515
Residents per km²6,320
Land area81 ha

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

Schools in Purmer-Zuid/Noord.

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

Basisschool De Vlieger MerenPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder
Montessori De BelevingPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder
Openbare Basisschool De Delta DelflandPrimary 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.

Purmer-Zuid/ZuidOverlanderstraat en omgevingGors-NoordMaten- en ZuivelbuurtGors-ZuidWerktuigenbuurtPurmer-Zuid district