Municipality of Oostzaan

Oostzaan is located in the province of Noord-Holland The municipality has a total area of 1.608 hectares, of which 1.156 hectares are land and 452 hectares are water. The municipality is coded as GM0431. The postcode area is 1511AA-1511XX.

Residents

Oostzaan has 9.694 residents. Of these, 49,2% are men and 50,8% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (30,1%). The other age groups are 22,0% for '65 years or older', 20,8% for '25 to 45 years', 15,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,3% is unmarried, 42,6% is married, 7,0% is divorced and 5,1% is widowed. 8.002 residents originate from the Netherlands, 544 come from Europe and 1.148 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 4.149 households in Oostzaan. 30,0% of these are single-person households, 30,4% households without children and 39,6% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Oostzaan there are 7.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €39.800, which is €4.000 (11%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €32.600, which is €3.400 (12%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Oostzaan are educated to an intermediate level. 45,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 30,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 24,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 9.694 residents, around 68% are in paid employment, which amounts to 6.592 people. This is 3% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (81%), while 19% are self-employed. In Oostzaan, 25% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.900 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Oostzaan there are 4.144 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €474.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 33% rental homes and 67% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 67% privately owned, 28% owned by housing associations and 5% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Oostzaan are 1970-1980 (24%) and 1990-2000 (18%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Oostzaan. The most recently listed home is Zuideinde 50 by Dirk Voet Makelaars. No homes were sold in Oostzaan over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Oostzaan. The most recent home is Dokter de Boerstraat 9, offered by Amstelland Makelaars op Pararius. No homes were let in Oostzaan over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Oostzaan.

Energy

In Oostzaan there are 4.213 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (30%), B (22%) and A (20%). On average, an address in Oostzaan uses 2.930 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.080 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 16% below the national average of 1.280 m³.