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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

't Rak-Zuid

3,650 residents · postal code 1825 · Part of De Mare, Alkmaar

  • no. 4,465 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 26 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

't Rak-Zuid in Alkmaar's De Mare district is a balanced family area: safety 8.0, amenities 7.9 and an overall grade of 7.5. Eighty percent of homes are owner-occupied and single-family, averaging 361,000 euro. With 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people, the area sits below the national middle. Over a third of households have children.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.4 km
Hospital
3.7 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
1.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.0
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 361,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 10%25–45 26%45–65 27%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
5,980

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for 't Rak-Zuid calculated?

't Rak-Zuid scores 7.4 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 't Rak-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

't Rak-Zuid scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.