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Overstad

Overstad is a neighbourhood in the Centrum district of Alkmaar, with 1,025 residents and 540 homes. 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 12% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€479,000) is 26% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 348 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610803 · 8 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,025residents1 January 2025
€479,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
9%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
348services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Overstad in AlkmaarPostcodes in Overstad highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with Overstad highlighted

Who lives here.

1,025 residents in 560 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

10%
aged 0–14
5%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 65 and over
42%
one-person households
18%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Overstad is €479,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

540homes1 January 2025
12%single-family houses88% flats and apartments
80%owner-occupied0% housing association
46%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
200 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
2,180 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
66%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%
12%homes with solar panelsAlkmaar: 36%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Overstad compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

25%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
25%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
2.5%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€296,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
21.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%
0.8cars per householdAlkmaar: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 246 crimes in Overstad in 2025, 21% more than in 2024. That is 240.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds95
Other property crime25
Assault10
Vandalism and criminal damage10
Driving under the influence4
Vehicle theft3
Threats3
Burglary of homes2
Theft from vehicles1
Pickpocketing1
Public violence against people1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Overstad, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.3 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery1.0 km
Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km17.6
Primary pupils living here40
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises275
Residents per km²3,086
Land area33 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Rekerbuurt en OoievaarsnestBinnenstad-WestSpoorbuurtBinnenstad-OostHuiswaard-1-ZuidOudorperpolder-ZuidCentrum district