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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

De Horn-Noord

3,235 residents · postal code 1826 · Part of De Mare, Alkmaar

  • no. 8,330 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 48 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

De Horn-Noord is the northern counterpart in Alkmaar's De Mare, with a similar profile: a 7.8 for amenities and a 7.3 for safety, but a 4.7 for housing and a 3.9 for nature. Two-thirds of residents own their home. Crime runs at around 28 per 1,000 people present. At €332,000, home values sit below the national median of €422,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.8 km
Hospital
5.3 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
2.0 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
27.6
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 332,000
Owner-occupied
68%
Single-family homes
74%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 27%45–65 23%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
6,668

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Horn-Noord calculated?

De Horn-Noord scores 5.2 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 Horn-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

De Horn-Noord scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.