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Europa

Europa is a neighbourhood in the Weidevenne district of Purmerend, with 5,505 residents and 2,556 homes. 56% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€464,000) is 14% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 174 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390705 · 49 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,505residents1 January 2025
€464,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
23%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
174services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Europa in PurmerendPostcodes in Europa highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Europa highlighted

Who lives here.

5,505 residents in 2,535 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

16%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
17%
aged 65 and over
39%
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 Europa is €464,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

2,556homes20 newly built in 2025
42%single-family houses58% flats and apartments
56%owner-occupied31% housing association
40%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
10 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
2,480 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
99%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
26%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 Europa compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%
25%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%
2.4%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€190,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
34%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%
16.0%of workers are self-employedPurmerend: 16.0%
0.9cars 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 112 crimes in Europa in 2025, 6% fewer than in 2024. That is 20.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Vandalism and criminal damage16
Other property crime9
Driving under the influence8
Theft of bicycles and mopeds7
Vehicle theft6
Assault6
Theft from vehicles3
Pickpocketing2
Threats2
Street robbery2
Burglary of homes1

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 Europa, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.3 km
Large supermarket1.4 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.5
Primary pupils living here450
Secondary pupils living here310
Business premises640
Residents per km²6,461
Land area85 ha

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

Schools in Europa.

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

Openbare Basisschool WeidevogelsPrimary 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.

ZuiderpolderBinnenstadHazepolderStationsbuurtAmerikaWagenwegWeidevenne district