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Huiswaard-2-Oost

1,820 residents · postal code 1824 · Part of Huiswaard, Alkmaar

  • no. 9,428 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 51 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

Half the households in Huiswaard-2-Oost are single-person, and ownership and renting are evenly matched. The neighbourhood scores modestly: a 4.6 overall, a 4.7 for housing and a 3.1 for greenery. Amenities are the exception at 8.1, and the station is half a kilometre away. At €317,000 the average home is inexpensive, and crime sits at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people present, exactly on the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
0.5 km
Hospital
3.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
1.2 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
1.4
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 317,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
59%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 33%45–65 24%65+ 16%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
6,854

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Huiswaard-2-Oost calculated?

Huiswaard-2-Oost scores 4.6 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-2-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Huiswaard-2-Oost scores 5.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.