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Stompetoren

2,130 residents · postal code 1841 · Part of Schermer, Alkmaar

  • no. 820 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 6 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

Stompetoren sits in the middle of the Schermer polder, reclaimed land of world-heritage calibre: 194 residents per square kilometre. The village scores 9.7 for safety and 8.3 for nature; a third of the homes were built after 2000. Alkmaar is a ten-minute drive, the station seven kilometres. With a €455k average value, the overall grade is 9.5.

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
6.7 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
6.9 km
Hospital
7.3 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.5 km
Library
5.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 455,000
Owner-occupied
76%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
34%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 25%45–65 29%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
194

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Stompetoren calculated?

Stompetoren scores 9.5 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 Stompetoren a safe neighbourhood?

Stompetoren scores 9.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.