Willis, Zaanstad – “Neat and safe”

Willis is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Zaanstad, in the district Krommenie West The neighbourhood has a total area of 37 hectares, of which 28 hectares are land and 9 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU04796240. The postcode area is 1561PP-1562MC.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.1. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Neat and safe'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Willis has 2.230 residents. Of these, 51,3% are men and 48,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (37,7%). The other age groups are 17,5% for '15 to 25 years', 15,7% for '25 to 45 years', 14,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 14,3% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 47,3% is unmarried, 44,8% is married, 5,6% is divorced and 2,5% is widowed. 1.900 residents originate from the Netherlands, 115 come from Europe and 210 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 815 households in Willis. 14,7% of these are single-person households, 31,3% households without children and 54,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,7 persons.

In Willis there are 1.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €42.700, which is €6.900 (19%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €35.100, which is €5.900 (20%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Willis are educated to an intermediate level. 45,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 35,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 19,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 2.230 residents, around 75% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.673 people. This is 10% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (85%), while 15% are self-employed. In Willis, 16% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 280 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Willis there are 797 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €515.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 12% rental homes and 88% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 88% privately owned, 10% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Willis are 2000-2010 (52%) and 1990-2000 (44%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Willis. The most recently listed home is Kroeskarper 15 by KRK Makelaars. No homes were sold in Willis over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Willis. No homes were let in Willis over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Willis.

Energy

In Willis there are 797 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (48%), A (48%) and G (2%). On average, an address in Willis uses 3.170 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.020 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 20% below the national average of 1.280 m³.