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Driehuizen

230 residents · postal code 1844 · Part of Schermer, Alkmaar

  • no. 1,652 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 63 in Alkmaar
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Scores per pillar

Home to 230 residents, Driehuizen is a rural area in Alkmaar. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.1 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 9.8, while amenities lags at 3.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
5.5 km
General practitioner
5.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
10.9 km
Childcare
2.7 km
Train station
10.9 km
Hospital
11.4 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.8 km
Library
7.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.1
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 597,000
Owner-occupied
88%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 8%25–45 12%45–65 45%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
19%
Residents per km²
55

Nearby neighbourhoods

Zuidschermer

Alkmaar

7.4

West-Graftdijk

Alkmaar

8.9

Graft

Alkmaar

9.3

Grootschermer

Alkmaar

8.2

De Rijp

Alkmaar

9.5

Oost-Graftdijk

Alkmaar

6.2

Similar neighbourhoods

Zuidbuurt

Maassluis

9.1

Ooievaarsnest

Eindhoven

9.1

Paltz

Soest

9.1

Oud-Alblas-West

Molenlanden

9.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Driehuizen calculated?

Driehuizen scores 9.1 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 Driehuizen a safe neighbourhood?

Driehuizen scores 7.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.