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Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood in the Zaandam Noord district of Zaanstad, with 405 residents and 143 homes. 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€638,000) is 64% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 82 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04791620 · 15 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
405residents1 January 2025
€638,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
47%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
82services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zaanse Schans in ZaanstadPostcodes in Zaanse Schans highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Zaanse Schans highlighted

Who lives here.

405 residents in 185 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

11%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
17%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 65 and over
30%
one-person households
35%
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 Zaanse Schans is €638,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

143homes1 January 2025
92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments
77%owner-occupied0% housing association
15%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied
970 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³
3,280 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
17%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
40%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 Zaanse Schans compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

26%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
30%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
2.2%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€339,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%
30%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%
27.0%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 86 crimes in Zaanse Schans in 2025, 32% more than in 2024. That is 212.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Pickpocketing42
Other property crime20
Assault5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Public violence against people2
Threats2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
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 Zaanse Schans, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket1.3 km
Day nursery0.9 km
Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.9
Primary pupils living here20
Secondary pupils living here10
Business premises100
Residents per km²263
Land area155 ha

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

Schools in Zaanse Schans.

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

Rooms Katholieke Scholengemeenschap St Michaelcollege voor Atheneum en HavoSecondary school (havo, vwo) · Bijzonder

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.

Kalf NoordKalfOud ZaandijkKogerveldOud KoogBoerejonkerbuurtZaandam Noord district