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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

De Hoef III en IV

3,620 residents · postal code 1816 · Part of West, Alkmaar

  • no. 11,929 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 60 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

De Hoef III en IV in western Alkmaar scores strongly on amenities (8.8), but housing (3.0) and social cohesion (3.3) drag the overall grade down to 3.2. More than half of households live alone and only 31 percent of homes are owner-occupied. Homes average 302,000 euro. Safety comes in at 3.8, with just over 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 people.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
1.1 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
32.5
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 302,000
Owner-occupied
31%
Single-family homes
35%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident
€ 29,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 12%25–45 27%45–65 24%65+ 24%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
54%
Residents per km²
5,018

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Hoef III en IV calculated?

De Hoef III en IV scores 3.2 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 De Hoef III en IV a safe neighbourhood?

De Hoef III en IV scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (32.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.