Best amenities in Alkmaar
10.0Number 1Binnenstad-WestThe neighbourhood with the best amenities in Alkmaar is Binnenstad-West (10.0), with the supermarket 0.3 km away and the GP 0.7 km. They are spread across Alkmaar: 10 in the west, 7 in the south and 4 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,660 residents. The national median for distance to the supermarket is 3.3 times as high. Of the 60 neighbourhoods in Alkmaar with a grade for amenities, 38 reach a 7.0 or higher. Alkmaar as a whole comes out at a 7.9, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Alkmaar lives, the supermarket is 0.9 km away — the national median is 1.0 km. On this page that ranges from 0.3 km in Binnenstad-West to 1.8 km in Landelijk gebied-West.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 neighbourhoods with the best amenities in Alkmaar
Number 1
Binnenstad-West
3,020 residents
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- 29.8
Muiderwaard
685 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.3 km
- 39.8
Overdie-West
1,215 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.5 km
- 49.8
Dillenburg en Stadhouderskwartier
1,340 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.4 km
- 59.7
Kooimeer
2,345 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.4 km
- 69.6
Burgemeesterskwartier
1,585 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.6 km
- 79.6
De Hoef I en II
3,325 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.6 km
- 89.6
Binnenstad-Oost
3,290 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 1.1 km
- 99.5
Nassaukwartier en Hout
1,570 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.4 km
- 109.5
Oudorperpolder-Noord
1,100 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.4 km
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- 119.4
Oudorperpolder-Midden
560 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.3 km
- 129.4
Bergerwegkwartier
1,560 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.3 km
- 139.3
Oud-Rochdale
760 residents
Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 0.6 km
- 149.3
Spoorbuurt
2,425 residents
Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 1.1 km
- 159.2
Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier
1,510 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.7 km
- 169.2
Staatsliedenkwartier en Landstraten
2,060 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.7 km
- 179.2
Huiswaard-2-West
2,295 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.6 km
- 189.2
Bergermeer
2,115 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 1.0 km
- 199.2
Overdie-Oost
3,250 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.6 km
- 209.1
Overstad
1,025 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 1.3 km
- 219.1
Oosterhout
945 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.5 km
- 229.0
Emmakwartier
1,660 residents
Supermarket 1.0 km · GP 0.5 km
- 238.9
Huiswaard-2-Oost
1,820 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.9 km
- 248.8
De Mare
2,480 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.8 km
- 258.8
De Hoef III en IV
3,620 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 1.2 km
- 268.7
Oudorperpolder-Zuid
2,175 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.5 km
- 278.7
Oranjepark
1,235 residents
Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 0.8 km
- 288.7
Oudorp-Centrum
1,955 residents
Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 0.6 km
- 298.6
Bergerhof en Blaeustraatkwartier
1,955 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.8 km
- 308.5
De Horn-Zuid
3,240 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.5 km
- 318.4
Cranenbroek
550 residents
Supermarket 1.0 km · GP 0.7 km
- 328.3
Huiswaard-1-Zuid
2,980 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.7 km
- 338.1
Oudorp-Noord en Oudorp-Oost
2,285 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.7 km
- 347.9
Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest
2,155 residents
Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 1.4 km
- 357.9
Daalmeer-Zuidoost
2,735 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.4 km
- 367.8
Oud-Overdie
2,810 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 1.4 km
- 377.5
't Rak-Zuid
3,650 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.6 km
- 387.5
Schermereiland en Omval
1,870 residents
Supermarket 1.1 km · GP 1.1 km
- 396.9
De Horn-Noord
3,235 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.9 km
- 406.8
Koedijk en De Weijdt
2,415 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.8 km
- 416.5
Vroonermeer-Noord
2,245 residents
Supermarket 1.4 km · GP 0.8 km
- 426.3
De Rijp
4,240 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.9 km
- 436.2
Vroonermeer-Zuid
3,020 residents
Supermarket 1.5 km · GP 1.7 km
- 446.0
De Nollen
1,555 residents
Supermarket 1.6 km · GP 1.6 km
- 456.0
Stompetoren
2,130 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.7 km
- 466.0
Daalmeer-Zuidwest
2,780 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.9 km
- 475.7
't Rak-Noord
2,955 residents
Supermarket 1.0 km · GP 1.4 km
- 485.6
Landelijk gebied-West
330 residents
Supermarket 1.8 km · GP 1.7 km
- 495.5
Daalmeer-Noordwest
2,375 residents
Supermarket 1.1 km · GP 1.0 km
- 505.3
Graft
885 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.9 km
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On distance to the supermarket, the GP, the train station, a restaurant, the hospital, the pub, the library and the motorway slip road. It says nothing about the quality of those amenities, only about how close they are.
Why is Binnenstad-West at the top?
Binnenstad-West scores a 10.0 on this list, with the supermarket 0.3 km away and the GP 0.7 km. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Alkmaar that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.