Het Eiland

Het Eiland is a neighbourhood in the Oude Haven district of Zaanstad, with 1,250 residents and 528 homes. 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 69% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€561,000) is 44% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 194 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04792130 · 14 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,250residents1 January 2025

€561,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000

9%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%

194services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Het Eiland in ZaanstadPostcodes in Het Eiland highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey

Map of Zaanstad with Het Eiland highlighted

Who lives here.

1,250 residents in 525 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

13%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

16%

aged 25–44

27%

aged 65 and over

26%

one-person households

40%

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 Het Eiland is €561,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

528homes1 January 2025

69%single-family houses31% flats and apartments

69%owner-occupied29% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

830 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³

2,810 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%

35%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 Het Eiland compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

27%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%

39%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%

1.8%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%

€449,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%

45%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%

18.0%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 23 crimes in Het Eiland in 2025, 12% fewer than in 2024. That is 18.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Other property crime6

Theft of bicycles and mopeds3

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Assault1

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 Het Eiland, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.3 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school1.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.4

Primary pupils living here90

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises150

Residents per km²9,887

Land area13 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad.

Havenbuurt Zuiderhout Noord Prins Hendrikbuurt Russische buurt Burgemeestersbuurt Bomenbuurt Oude Haven district