Zaandam West, Zaanstad

Zaandam West is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Zaanstad The district has a total area of 145 hectares, of which 132 hectares are land and 13 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK047922. The postcode area is 1506AZ-1506ZZ.

Residents

Zaandam West has 9.090 residents. Of these, 51,0% are men and 48,9% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (30,7%). The other age groups are 26,3% for '45 to 65 years', 17,9% for '65 years or older', 13,5% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 54,8% is unmarried, 31,9% is married, 8,7% is divorced and 4,5% is widowed. 5.205 residents originate from the Netherlands, 1.760 come from Europe and 2.130 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 4.550 households in Zaandam West. 45,9% of these are single-person households, 26,6% households without children and 27,5% households with children. The average household size is 1,9 persons.

In Zaandam West there are 6.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €37.800, which is €2.000 (6%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.700, which is €2.500 (9%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Zaandam West are educated to an intermediate level. 40,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 37,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 21,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 9.090 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 6.090 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Zaandam West, 23% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.460 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Zaandam West there are 4.041 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €364.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 40% rental homes and 60% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 60% privately owned, 21% owned by housing associations and 19% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Zaandam West are 1925-1950 (21%) and 1950-1970 (14%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Zaandam West. The most recently listed home is De Gashouder 32 by Koops Makelaardij Haarlem. No homes were sold in Zaandam West over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Zaandam West. The most recent home is De Gashouder 97, offered by Brockhoff Verhuur op Funda. No homes were let in Zaandam West over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Zaandam West.

Energy

In Zaandam West there are 4.365 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (26%), A (17%) and C (17%). On average, an address in Zaandam West uses 2.370 kWh of electricity per year. This is 16% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.000 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 22% below the national average of 1.280 m³.