Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder

Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder is a neighbourhood in the Spaarndammerpolder district of Velsen, with 280 residents and 36 homes. 78% of homes are owner-occupied and 94% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€556,000) is 36% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 12 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04530901 · 7 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

280residents1 January 2025

€556,000average WOZ home valueVelsen: €408,000

72%green within 500 mVelsen: 26%

12services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder in VelsenPostcodes in Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder highlighted; the rest of Velsen in grey

Map of Velsen with Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder highlighted

Who lives here.

280 residents in 150 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Velsen.

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

aged 25–44

27%

aged 65 and over

43%

one-person households

23%

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 Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder is €556,000, against €408,000 in Velsen.

36homes1 January 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

78%owner-occupied0% housing association

3%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied

1,240 m³gas per home per yearVelsen: 830 m³

3,170 kWhelectricity per home per yearVelsen: 2,370 kWh

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 Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

44%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyVelsen: 37%

17%in the top 20% nationallyVelsen: 21%

11.9%of residents live below the poverty lineVelsen: 2.8%

€157,000median household wealthVelsen: €169,000

69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workVelsen: 72.0%

31.0%of workers are self-employedVelsen: 16.0%

1.1cars per householdVelsen: 1.0

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 41 crimes in Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder in 2025, 86% more than in 2024. That is 146.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.1 across Velsen.

Theft from vehicles12

Driving under the influence4

Pickpocketing3

Other property crime3

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Assault2

Threats1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Zuid-Spaarndammerpolder, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.3 km

Large supermarket4.0 km

Day nursery3.6 km

Primary school4.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.7

Primary pupils living here10

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises80

Residents per km²68

Land area416 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Velsen.

Westbroekbuurt Weidbuurt Springerbuurt Bastionbuurt Noord-Spaarndammerpolder Maadbuurt Spaarndammerpolder district