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Dwarsgouw

Dwarsgouw is a neighbourhood in the Wheermolen district of Purmerend, with 175 residents and 106 homes. 24% of homes are owner-occupied and 4% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€375,000) is 8% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 239 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390303 · 3 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
175residents1 January 2025
€375,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
31%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
239services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Dwarsgouw in PurmerendPostcodes in Dwarsgouw highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Dwarsgouw highlighted

Who lives here.

175 residents in 105 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

11%
aged 0–14
3%
aged 15–24
46%
aged 25–44
14%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
14%
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 Dwarsgouw is €375,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

106homes1 January 2025
4%single-family houses96% flats and apartments
24%owner-occupied0% housing association
96%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
70 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
1,910 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
96%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
3%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 Dwarsgouw compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

33%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%
5%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%
2.9%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€20,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
82.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
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 4 crimes in Dwarsgouw in 2025, 300% more than in 2024.

Vehicle theft2

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 Dwarsgouw, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket1.0 km
Day nursery1.0 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.9
Primary pupils living here10
Secondary pupils living here0
Business premises20
Residents per km²659
Land area26 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Purmerend.

De KoogDe Graeffweg en omgevingWerktuigenbuurtWheermolen-OostMolenkoogMaten- en ZuivelbuurtWheermolen district