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Huiswaard-1-Zuid

2,980 residents · postal code 1824 · Part of Huiswaard, Alkmaar

  • no. 11,174 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 57 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

Huiswaard-1-Zuid in Alkmaar is a post-war district with plenty of rented housing (39 per cent owner-occupied) and income per resident of 27,000 euro. Amenities (8.5) are generous, but safety (3.3), social (3.2) and total (3.6) lag, at almost 40 crimes per 1,000 people present, above the median. Three-quarters of homes are single-family and the average value (350,000 euro) sits below the midpoint; the station is a kilometre and a half away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
39.6
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 350,000
Owner-occupied
39%
Single-family homes
74%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 13%25–45 24%45–65 23%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
41%
Residents per km²
6,636

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Huiswaard-1-Zuid calculated?

Huiswaard-1-Zuid scores 3.6 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 Huiswaard-1-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Huiswaard-1-Zuid scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (39.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.