Living in Wheermolen-West

Neighbourhood in Wheermolen, Purmerend

Inhabitants
2,545
Homes
1,300
Avg. WOZ value
€353,000
Owner-occupied homes
21%

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Wheermolen-West in figures

Living

  • Average WOZ value€353,000

    Wheermolen €326,000Purmerend €407,000

    lower than in Purmerend (€407,000)
  • Owner-occupied21%lower than in Purmerend (60%)
  • Single-family home34%lower than in Purmerend (66%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,300district 3,918 · municipality 43,479
Rented homes
79%district 66% · municipality 40%
Housing association rentals
67%district 58% · municipality 32%
Multi-family homes
66%district 63% · municipality 34%
Built in the last 10 years
31%district 14% · municipality 10%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants2,545
  • Households with children25%lower than in Purmerend (36%)
  • Age

    Purmerend

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
9,061district 7,137 · municipality 1,025
Households
1,380district 3,990 · municipality 43,664
People per household
1.8district 2.0 · municipality 2.2
Single-person households
48%district 44% · municipality 36%

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

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.7 kmcloser than in Purmerend (1.0 km)
  • GP0.5 kmcloser than in Purmerend (0.9 km)
  • Primary school0.9 kmfurther than in Purmerend (0.7 km)
  • Train station0.8 kmcloser than in Purmerend (2.4 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.7 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 1.7 km
Day care
0.7 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
16.3 kmdistrict 16.5 km · municipality 15.9 km
Motorway access
2.4 kmdistrict 2.6 km · municipality 1.7 km
Hospital
1.3 kmdistrict 1.5 km · municipality 2.7 km
Library
1.5 kmdistrict 1.7 km · municipality 2.3 km
Swimming pool
2.4 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 power24%lower than in Purmerend (31%)
  • Natural-gas-free78%higher than in Purmerend (67%)
  • Natural gas per home per year170 m³

    Wheermolen 340 m³Purmerend 300 m³

    lower than in Purmerend (300 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
1,940 kWhdistrict 2,050 kWh · municipality 2,480 kWh
Electrically heated
4%district 3% · municipality 3%

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

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€29,600lower than in Purmerend (€34,600)
  • Median wealth per household€18,500lower than in Purmerend (€185,700)
  • SES score-0.26

    -1.000+1.00

    Wheermolen-West -0.26Wheermolen -0.23Purmerend +0.06

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