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Daalmeer-Zuidwest

Daalmeer-Zuidwest is a neighbourhood in the Daalmeer/Koedijk district of Alkmaar, with 2,780 residents and 1,450 homes. 41% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€310,000) is 18% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 106 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610701 · 79 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,780residents1 January 2025
€310,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
14%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
106services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Daalmeer-Zuidwest in AlkmaarPostcodes in Daalmeer-Zuidwest highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with Daalmeer-Zuidwest highlighted

Who lives here.

2,780 residents in 1,445 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

14%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
47%
one-person households
30%
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 Daalmeer-Zuidwest is €310,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

1,450homes1 January 2025
78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments
41%owner-occupied56% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
690 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
1,920 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%
60%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 Daalmeer-Zuidwest compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

51%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
9%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
2.0%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€28,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
22%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%
12.0%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 54 crimes in Daalmeer-Zuidwest in 2025, 30% fewer than in 2024. That is 19.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Vandalism and criminal damage21
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Threats3
Burglary of homes2
Assault1
Other property crime1

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 Daalmeer-Zuidwest, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.5
Primary pupils living here190
Secondary pupils living here130
Business premises215
Residents per km²6,797
Land area41 ha

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

Schools in Daalmeer-Zuidwest.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Openbare Basisschool LierelandPrimary school · Openbaar

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.