Boerejonkerbuurt

Boerejonkerbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Kogerveldwijk district of Zaanstad, with 275 residents and 138 homes. 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€339,000) is 13% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 152 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04791521 · 14 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

275residents1 January 2025

€339,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000

11%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%

152services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Boerejonkerbuurt in ZaanstadPostcodes in Boerejonkerbuurt highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey

Map of Zaanstad with Boerejonkerbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

275 residents in 120 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

15%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

27%

aged 25–44

15%

aged 65 and over

29%

one-person households

38%

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 Boerejonkerbuurt is €339,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

138homes158 newly built in 2025

91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments

75%owner-occupied12% housing association

1%built in the last ten years16% unoccupied

1,010 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³

2,560 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%

25%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 Boerejonkerbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%

21%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%

3.2%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%

€229,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000

76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%

22.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%

1.0cars 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 39 crimes in Boerejonkerbuurt in 2025, 30% more than in 2024. That is 141.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds8

Public violence against people3

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Assault2

Other property crime2

Pickpocketing1

Threats1

Driving under the influence1

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 Boerejonkerbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school1.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.9

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises165

Residents per km²1,323

Land area21 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad.

Oud Koog Hofwijk Oostzijderveld Kogerveld Schilders- en Waddenbuurt Westerkoog Oost Kogerveldwijk district