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Burgemeestersbuurt

Burgemeestersbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Zaandam Zuid district of Zaanstad, with 3,755 residents and 1,684 homes. 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€349,000) is 10% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 231 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04791131 · 92 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,755residents1 January 2025
€349,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000
17%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%
231services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Burgemeestersbuurt in ZaanstadPostcodes in Burgemeestersbuurt highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey
Map of Zaanstad with Burgemeestersbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

3,755 residents in 1,735 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

18%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
40%
one-person households
37%
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 Burgemeestersbuurt is €349,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

1,684homes45 newly built in 2025
78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments
48%owner-occupied44% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
870 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³
2,130 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%
26%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 Burgemeestersbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

45%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%
15%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%
4.5%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%
€40,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%
28%with a university or higher professional degreeZaanstad: 28%
17.0%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 113 crimes in Burgemeestersbuurt in 2025, 19% fewer than in 2024. That is 30.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Vandalism and criminal damage21
Theft of bicycles and mopeds12
Other property crime8
Assault7
Theft from vehicles4
Burglary of homes3
Threats3
Public violence against people2
Driving under the influence2
Vehicle theft1
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 Burgemeestersbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.3
Primary pupils living here400
Secondary pupils living here220
Business premises415
Residents per km²11,013
Land area34 ha

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

Schools in Burgemeestersbuurt.

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

Openbare Basisschool Herman GorterPrimary 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.

Prins HendrikbuurtBomenbuurt OostKleurenbuurtBomenbuurtVennenbuurtHet EilandZaandam Zuid district