Hofwijk

Hofwijk is a neighbourhood in the Kogerveldwijk district of Zaanstad, with 1,085 residents and 492 homes. 32% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€313,000) is 20% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 151 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04791522 · 20 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,085residents1 January 2025

€313,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000

15%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%

151services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Zaanstad with Hofwijk highlighted

Who lives here.

1,085 residents in 495 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

18%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

28%

aged 25–44

12%

aged 65 and over

41%

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 Hofwijk is €313,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

492homes1 January 2025

26%single-family houses74% flats and apartments

32%owner-occupied64% housing association

4%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

750 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³

2,210 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%

10%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 Hofwijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%

12%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%

9.2%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%

€8,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000

63.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%

16%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%

18.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%

0.8cars 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 84 crimes in Hofwijk in 2025, 17% more than in 2024. That is 77.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Other property crime9

Vandalism and criminal damage8

Assault7

Theft of bicycles and mopeds6

Threats6

Driving under the influence4

Burglary of homes3

Theft from vehicles3

Vehicle theft1

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 Hofwijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km

Large supermarket0.9 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.3

Primary pupils living here100

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises160

Residents per km²6,778

Land area16 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad.

Oostzijderveld Schilders- en Waddenbuurt Boerejonkerbuurt Kogerveld Rosmolenbuurt West Oud Koog Kogerveldwijk district