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Westknollendam

Westknollendam is a neighbourhood in the Wormerveer district of Zaanstad, with 475 residents and 190 homes. 64% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€428,000) is 10% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 21 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04795150 · 11 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
475residents1 January 2025
€428,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
31%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
21services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Westknollendam in ZaanstadPostcodes in Westknollendam highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Westknollendam highlighted

Who lives here.

475 residents in 205 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

14%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
22%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
24%
one-person households
39%
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 Westknollendam is €428,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

190homes15 newly built in 2025
92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments
64%owner-occupied34% housing association
1%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,030 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³
2,710 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
58%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 Westknollendam compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

28%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
24%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
1.1%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€191,000median 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%
21.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%
1.2cars 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 10 crimes in Westknollendam in 2025, 17% fewer than in 2024. That is 21.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Threats2
Assault2

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 Westknollendam, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.5 km
Large supermarket3.3 km
Day nursery2.6 km
Primary school0.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.1
Primary pupils living here40
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises65
Residents per km²2,045
Land area23 ha

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

Schools in Westknollendam.

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

Openbare Basisschool Theo ThijssenPrimary 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.