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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

Spoorbuurt

2,425 residents · postal code 1815 · Part of Centrum, Alkmaar

  • no. 7,807 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 44 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

The Spoorbuurt abuts Alkmaar's station, less than four hundred metres off, and it weighs heavily on the figures: nearly 110 offences per 1,000 people present, by far the highest here, and a safety mark of 4.0. More than half of residents live alone and the average home is worth €355,000. Amenities are excellent at 9.0, but housing (4.1) and the overall (5.5) trail behind.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
0.4 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
109.9
Violent crimes
8.5
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 355,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 11%25–45 37%45–65 29%65+ 13%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
21%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
10,472

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Spoorbuurt calculated?

Spoorbuurt scores 5.5 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 Spoorbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Spoorbuurt scores 4.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (109.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.