Living in Poelenburg Noord

Neighbourhood in Poelenburg, Zaanstad

Inhabitants
3,065
Homes
1,113
Avg. WOZ value
€311,000
Owner-occupied homes
24%

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Poelenburg Noord in figures

Living

  • Average WOZ value€311,000

    Poelenburg €332,000Zaanstad €389,000

    lower than in Zaanstad (€389,000)
  • Owner-occupied24%lower than in Zaanstad (54%)
  • Single-family home35%lower than in Zaanstad (62%)
More figures about living
Homes
1,113district 3,356 · municipality 72,329
Rented homes
76%district 66% · municipality 46%
Housing association rentals
72%district 61% · municipality 36%
Multi-family homes
65%district 64% · municipality 38%
Built in the last 10 years
0%district 3% · municipality 7%

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

Population

  • Inhabitants3,065
  • Households with children50%higher than in Zaanstad (36%)
  • Age

    Zaanstad

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
8,996district 8,395 · municipality 2,208
Households
1,235district 3,615 · municipality 73,883
People per household
2.5district 2.4 · municipality 2.2
Single-person households
34%district 38% · municipality 38%

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

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.3 kmcloser than in Zaanstad (0.7 km)
  • GP0.2 kmcloser than in Zaanstad (0.9 km)
  • Primary school0.4 kmcloser than in Zaanstad (0.8 km)
  • Train station3.1 kmfurther than in Zaanstad (2.1 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.2 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 1.1 km
Day care
0.4 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.6 km
Interchange station
3.1 kmdistrict 3.3 km · municipality 5.3 km
Motorway access
1.6 kmdistrict 1.2 km · municipality 1.7 km
Hospital
3.2 kmdistrict 3.4 km · municipality 3.0 km
Library
3.0 kmdistrict 3.2 km · municipality 2.8 km
Swimming pool
1.5 kmdistrict 1.7 km · municipality 2.5 km
Restaurants within 1 km
3district 3 · municipality 6
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 power16%lower than in Zaanstad (28%)
  • Natural-gas-free0%lower than in Zaanstad (10%)
  • Natural gas per home per year860 m³

    Poelenburg 840 m³Zaanstad 770 m³

    higher than in Zaanstad (770 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,150 kWhdistrict 2,190 kWh · municipality 2,390 kWh
Electrically heated
1%district 6% · municipality 9%

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

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€21,600lower than in Zaanstad (€33,100)
  • Median wealth per household€3,500lower than in Zaanstad (€115,300)
  • SES score-0.43

    -1.000+1.00

    Poelenburg Noord -0.43Poelenburg -0.31Zaanstad 0.00

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