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Spoorbuurt

Spoorbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Centrum district of Alkmaar, with 2,425 residents and 1,267 homes. 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 63% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€355,000) is 7% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 324 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610802 · 58 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,425residents1 January 2025
€355,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
9%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
324services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Spoorbuurt in AlkmaarPostcodes in Spoorbuurt highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with Spoorbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,425 residents in 1,320 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

10%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
37%
aged 25–44
13%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
21%
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 Spoorbuurt is €355,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

1,267homes1 January 2025
63%single-family houses37% flats and apartments
69%owner-occupied7% housing association
7%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
790 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
2,000 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
10%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%
14%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 Spoorbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

40%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
14%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
5.2%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€165,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
47%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%
19.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%
0.6cars 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 461 crimes in Spoorbuurt in 2025, 20% more than in 2024. That is 190.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds106
Other property crime57
Vandalism and criminal damage45
Assault33
Driving under the influence30
Threats16
Theft from vehicles4
Street robbery3

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 Spoorbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.3
Primary pupils living here120
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises480
Residents per km²10,472
Land area23 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Bergerhof en BlaeustraatkwartierBloemwijk en ZocherkwartierBinnenstad-WestOverstadNassaukwartier en HoutBergerwegkwartierCentrum district