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Bomenbuurt

Bomenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Zaandam Zuid district of Zaanstad, with 3,950 residents and 1,658 homes. 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 55% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€361,000) is 7% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 141 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04791122 · 69 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,950residents1 January 2025
€361,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
15%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
141services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Bomenbuurt in ZaanstadPostcodes in Bomenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Bomenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

3,950 residents in 1,755 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

19%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
11%
aged 65 and over
37%
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 Bomenbuurt is €361,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

1,658homes1 January 2025
55%single-family houses45% flats and apartments
52%owner-occupied41% housing association
7%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
790 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³
2,260 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
19%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 compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

38%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
16%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
4.2%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€58,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%
23%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%
21.0%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 137 crimes in Bomenbuurt in 2025, 3% more than in 2024. That is 34.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Driving under the influence15
Theft of bicycles and mopeds11
Assault10
Theft from vehicles9
Other property crime9
Threats6
Vandalism and criminal damage6
Vehicle theft2
Street robbery1
Hold-up robbery1

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, a highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.2
Primary pupils living here400
Secondary pupils living here220
Business premises550
Residents per km²12,587
Land area31 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad.

Bomenbuurt OostHavenbuurtBurgemeestersbuurtVennenbuurtHet EilandPrins HendrikbuurtZaandam Zuid district