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Rooswijk Noord

Rooswijk Noord is a neighbourhood in the Rooswijk district of Zaanstad, with 3,270 residents and 1,354 homes. 68% of homes are owner-occupied and 76% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€446,000) is 15% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 76 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04794212 · 57 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,270residents1 January 2025
€446,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
42%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
76services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Rooswijk Noord in ZaanstadPostcodes in Rooswijk Noord highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Rooswijk Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

3,270 residents in 1,350 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

11%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
19%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
27%
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 Rooswijk Noord is €446,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

1,354homes1 January 2025
76%single-family houses24% flats and apartments
68%owner-occupied30% housing association
11%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
680 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³
2,670 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
12%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
44%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 Rooswijk Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

27%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
34%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
1.1%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€281,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%
34%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%
14.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%
1.1cars 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 46 crimes in Rooswijk Noord in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 14.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Vandalism and criminal damage8
Theft of bicycles and mopeds5
Assault3
Other property crime3
Theft from vehicles2
Burglary of homes1
Vehicle theft1
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 Rooswijk Noord, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.0
Primary pupils living here190
Secondary pupils living here120
Business premises355
Residents per km²8,663
Land area38 ha

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

Schools in Rooswijk Noord.

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

Openbare Basisschool De ZoekerPrimary school · Openbaar

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.

Guisveld ZuidRooswijkOud ZaandijkGuisveldWormerveer ZuidMiddelRooswijk district