Zuid

Zuid is Alkmaar's southern flank, 14,615 residents split across ten neighbourhoods with names like the Emmakwartier and Bloemwijk. Amenities are plentiful at 9.4, and social cohesion reaches a tidy 6.5. Nature trails most clearly at 3.6, while safety (5.6) and housing (5.9) hover around the national middle. The overall settles on 6.7, a well-served district that stops short of the upper tier.