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Oud Koog

Oud Koog is a neighbourhood in the Oud Koog a/d Zaan district of Zaanstad, with 5,025 residents and 2,410 homes. 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 71% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€348,000) is 11% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 135 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04793110 · 142 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,025residents1 January 2025
€348,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
8%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
135services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oud Koog in ZaanstadPostcodes in Oud Koog highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Oud Koog highlighted

Who lives here.

5,025 residents in 2,460 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

14%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
17%
aged 65 and over
41%
one-person households
34%
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 Oud Koog is €348,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

2,410homes1 January 2025
71%single-family houses29% flats and apartments
57%owner-occupied32% housing association
4%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
930 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³
2,310 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
22%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 Oud Koog compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

43%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
16%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
3.8%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€108,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%
30%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%
17.0%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 311 crimes in Oud Koog in 2025, 6% more than in 2024. That is 61.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds39
Vandalism and criminal damage34
Other property crime29
Burglary of homes13
Driving under the influence10
Assault9
Threats6
Theft from vehicles4
Vehicle theft3
Pickpocketing3
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 Oud Koog, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.3
Primary pupils living here360
Secondary pupils living here240
Business premises770
Residents per km²6,152
Land area82 ha

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

Schools in Oud Koog.

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

Basisschool de PiramidePrimary school · Samenwerking PC, RK

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.

BoerejonkerbuurtWesterkoog OostWesterkoog MiddenSchilders- en WaddenbuurtHofwijkOostzijderveldOud Koog a/d Zaan district