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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

De Horn-Zuid

3,240 residents · postal code 1826 · Part of De Mare, Alkmaar

  • no. 6,000 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

De Horn-Zuid in Alkmaar's De Mare district pairs good safety and nearby amenities — an 8.4 and 8.9 — with weaker marks for housing and cohesion, both below five. More than eighty percent of homes are ground-level and seven in ten owner-occupied. Crime runs at around 21 per 1,000 people present. At €346,000, home values sit below the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.2
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 346,000
Owner-occupied
71%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 24%45–65 25%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
5,684

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Horn-Zuid calculated?

De Horn-Zuid scores 6.6 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-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

De Horn-Zuid scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.