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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

West-Graftdijk

755 residents · postal code 1486 · Part of Graft-De Rijp, Alkmaar

  • no. 1,896 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 15 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

West-Graftdijk is a rural area in Alkmaar with 755 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.5, while amenities lags at 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
3.8 km
General practitioner
3.7 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
10.2 km
Childcare
1.3 km
Train station
10.2 km
Hospital
11.4 km
Restaurant
1.8 km
Café
4.3 km
Library
4.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.4
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 491,000
Owner-occupied
89%
Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 8%25–45 18%45–65 36%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
296

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for West-Graftdijk calculated?

West-Graftdijk scores 8.9 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 West-Graftdijk a safe neighbourhood?

West-Graftdijk scores 9.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.