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Bomenbuurt Oost

Bomenbuurt Oost is a neighbourhood in the Zaandam Zuid district of Zaanstad, with 2,595 residents and 1,096 homes. 20% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€304,000) is 22% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 146 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04791121 · 51 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,595residents1 January 2025
€304,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
28%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
146services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Bomenbuurt Oost in ZaanstadPostcodes in Bomenbuurt Oost highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Bomenbuurt Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

2,595 residents in 1,125 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

23%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
39%
one-person households
44%
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 Bomenbuurt Oost is €304,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

1,096homes1 January 2025
45%single-family houses55% flats and apartments
20%owner-occupied78% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
800 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³
2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
23%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 Bomenbuurt Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
9%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
6.2%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€6,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000
58.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%
18%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%
19.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%
0.8cars 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 69 crimes in Bomenbuurt Oost in 2025, 10% fewer than in 2024. That is 26.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Vandalism and criminal damage10
Threats6
Other property crime5
Theft from vehicles4
Assault4
Burglary of homes3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
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 Bomenbuurt Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.0
Primary pupils living here340
Secondary pupils living here160
Business premises275
Residents per km²10,636
Land area24 ha

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

Schools in Bomenbuurt Oost.

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

De KernschoolPrimary 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.

VennenbuurtBomenbuurtBurgemeestersbuurtPoelenburg ZuidVijfhoekparkPrins HendrikbuurtZaandam Zuid district