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Wheermolen-West

Wheermolen-West is a neighbourhood in the Wheermolen district of Purmerend, with 2,545 residents and 1,300 homes. 21% of homes are owner-occupied and 34% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€353,000) is 13% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 305 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04390301 · 46 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,545residents1 January 2025
€353,000average WOZ home valuePurmerend: €407,000
22%green within 500 mPurmerend: 27%
305services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Wheermolen-West in PurmerendPostcodes in Wheermolen-West highlighted; the rest of Purmerend in grey
Map of Purmerend with Wheermolen-West highlighted

Who lives here.

2,545 residents in 1,380 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Purmerend.

12%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
23%
aged 25–44
33%
aged 65 and over
48%
one-person households
25%
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 Wheermolen-West is €353,000, against €407,000 in Purmerend.

1,300homes1 January 2025
34%single-family houses66% flats and apartments
21%owner-occupied67% housing association
31%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
170 m³gas per home per yearPurmerend: 300 m³
1,940 kWhelectricity per home per yearPurmerend: 2,480 kWh
78%homes off the gas gridPurmerend: 67%
24%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 Wheermolen-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

54%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyPurmerend: 37%
7%in the top 20% nationallyPurmerend: 20%
2.7%of residents live below the poverty linePurmerend: 2.4%
€19,000median household wealthPurmerend: €186,000
62.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workPurmerend: 72.0%
20%with a university or higher professional degreePurmerend: 28%
11.0%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 71 crimes in Wheermolen-West in 2025, 37% more than in 2024. That is 27.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 34.3 across Purmerend.

Vandalism and criminal damage13
Theft of bicycles and mopeds8
Other property crime8
Burglary of homes4
Threats3
Driving under the influence3
Vehicle theft1
Assault1
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 Wheermolen-West, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.7
Primary pupils living here170
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises175
Residents per km²9,061
Land area28 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Purmerend.

Wheermolen-OostWagenwegOverwhere-ZuidStationsbuurtGors-NoordZuiderpolderWheermolen district