Living in Wheermolen-Oost

Neighbourhood in Wheermolen, Purmerend

Inhabitants
5,340
Homes
2,512
Avg. WOZ value
€309,000
Owner-occupied homes
41%

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Wheermolen-Oost in figures

Living

  • Average WOZ value€309,000

    Wheermolen €326,000Purmerend €407,000

    lower than in Purmerend (€407,000)
  • Owner-occupied41%lower than in Purmerend (60%)
  • Single-family home40%lower than in Purmerend (66%)
More figures about living
Homes
2,512district 3,918 · municipality 43,479
Rented homes
59%district 66% · municipality 40%
Housing association rentals
55%district 58% · municipality 32%
Multi-family homes
60%district 63% · municipality 34%
Built in the last 10 years
3%district 14% · municipality 10%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants5,340
  • Households with children37%equal to Purmerend (36%)
  • Age

    Purmerend

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
9,097district 7,137 · municipality 1,025
Households
2,505district 3,990 · municipality 43,664
People per household
2.1district 2.0 · municipality 2.2
Single-person households
41%district 44% · municipality 36%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.6 kmcloser than in Purmerend (1.0 km)
  • GP0.6 kmcloser than in Purmerend (0.9 km)
  • Primary school0.5 kmcloser than in Purmerend (0.7 km)
  • Train station0.7 kmcloser than in Purmerend (2.4 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.6 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 1.7 km
Day care
0.5 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
16.6 kmdistrict 16.5 km · municipality 15.9 km
Motorway access
2.7 kmdistrict 2.6 km · municipality 1.7 km
Hospital
1.6 kmdistrict 1.5 km · municipality 2.7 km
Library
1.7 kmdistrict 1.7 km · municipality 2.3 km
Swimming pool
2.7 kmdistrict 2.6 km · municipality 3.3 km
Restaurants within 1 km
1district 1 · municipality 4
Cars per household
0.8district 0.8 · municipality 0.9

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power12%lower than in Purmerend (31%)
  • Natural-gas-free41%lower than in Purmerend (67%)
  • Natural gas per home per year430 m³

    Wheermolen 340 m³Purmerend 300 m³

    higher than in Purmerend (300 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,110 kWhdistrict 2,050 kWh · municipality 2,480 kWh
Electrically heated
2%district 3% · municipality 3%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€26,600lower than in Purmerend (€34,600)
  • Median wealth per household€22,500lower than in Purmerend (€185,700)
  • SES score-0.23

    -1.000+1.00

    Wheermolen-Oost -0.23Wheermolen -0.23Purmerend +0.06

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.