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Kreekrijk

Kreekrijk is a neighbourhood in the Assendelft-Noord district of Zaanstad, with 1,355 residents and 433 homes. 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€615,000) is 58% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 107 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04797232 · 11 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,355residents1 January 2025
€615,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
19%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
107services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kreekrijk in ZaanstadPostcodes in Kreekrijk highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Kreekrijk highlighted

Who lives here.

1,355 residents in 425 households, 3.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

30%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
34%
aged 25–44
3%
aged 65 and over
14%
one-person households
69%
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 Kreekrijk is €615,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

433homes80 newly built in 2025
92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments
81%owner-occupied15% housing association
100%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
4,490 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
100%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
97%homes with solar panelsZaanstad: 28%

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 Kreekrijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

7%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
63%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
1.5%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€377,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000
86.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%
17.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%
1.2cars per householdZaanstad: 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 30 crimes in Kreekrijk in 2025, 114% more than in 2024. That is 22.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Other property crime3
Threats2
Assault2
Vandalism and criminal damage2

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 Kreekrijk, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.8 km
Large supermarket1.7 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.0
Primary pupils living here230
Secondary pupils living here150
Business premises165
Residents per km²2,646
Land area51 ha

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

Schools in Kreekrijk.

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

icbs Het KoraalPrimary school · Interconfessioneel

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 Zaanstad.