Westzanerpolder

Westzanerpolder is a neighbourhood in the Westzaan district of Zaanstad, with 660 residents and 100 homes. 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€531,000) is 37% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 23 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04798110 · 10 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

660residents1 January 2025

€531,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000

28%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%

23services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Zaanstad with Westzanerpolder highlighted

Who lives here.

660 residents in 125 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

42%

aged 25–44

11%

aged 65 and over

24%

one-person households

36%

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 Westzanerpolder is €531,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

100homes1 January 2025

95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments

93%owner-occupied1% housing association

1%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

1,030 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³

2,980 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%

38%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 Westzanerpolder compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

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

30%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%

2.3%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%

€335,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000

74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%

26.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%

1.5cars 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 60 crimes in Westzanerpolder in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 90.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Assault14

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Other property crime4

Theft from vehicles3

Threats3

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

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 Westzanerpolder, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice5.1 km

Large supermarket3.1 km

Day nursery2.5 km

Primary school3.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km0.2

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises145

Residents per km²372

Land area178 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad.

Westzaan Zuid Westerspoor Westzijderveld Zuid Westzijderveld Midden Westzanerdijk J.J. Allanbuurt Westzaan district