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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

Cranenbroek

550 residents · postal code 1815 · Part of Zuid, Alkmaar

  • no. 346 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 63 in Alkmaar
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Scores per pillar

Home to 550 residents, Cranenbroek is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Alkmaar. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 9.8. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.5, while nature and quiet lags at 4.4.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
0.9 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
25.8
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 525,000
Owner-occupied
94%
Single-family homes
61%
Built after 2000
28%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 9%25–45 16%45–65 27%65+ 32%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
2,891

Nearby neighbourhoods

Nassaukwartier en Hout

Alkmaar

8.4

De Hoef I en II

Alkmaar

5.7

Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier

Alkmaar

5.4

Oranjepark

Alkmaar

9.4

Emmakwartier

Alkmaar

8.3

De Hoef III en IV

Alkmaar

3.2

Similar neighbourhoods

Drie Papegaaien

Wassenaar

9.8

Klarenbeek II & III

Middelburg (Z.)

9.8

Lammerenburg

Vlissingen

9.8

Himsterhout

Smallingerland

9.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Cranenbroek calculated?

Cranenbroek scores 9.8 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Cranenbroek a safe neighbourhood?

Cranenbroek scores 7.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.