De Rijp

De Rijp is a neighbourhood in the Graft-De Rijp district of Alkmaar, with 4,240 residents and 1,882 homes. 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€447,000) is 18% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 44 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03611003 · 113 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

4,240residents1 January 2025

€447,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

41%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

44services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

De Rijp in AlkmaarPostcodes in De Rijp highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey

Who lives here.

4,240 residents in 1,895 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

16%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

23%

aged 25–44

23%

aged 65 and over

34%

one-person households

37%

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 De Rijp is €447,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

1,882homes1 newly built in 2025

92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments

75%owner-occupied18% housing association

11%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

960 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

2,750 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

7%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%

39%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 De Rijp compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

29%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%

26%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

1.2%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%

€307,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%

30%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%

18.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%

1.2cars 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 84 crimes in De Rijp in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 19.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Vandalism and criminal damage22

Other property crime13

Theft from vehicles6

Vehicle theft2

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Assault2

Burglary of homes1

Threats1

Driving under the influence1

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 De Rijp, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km

Large supermarket0.8 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0

Primary pupils living here340

Secondary pupils living here190

Business premises640

Residents per km²1,276

Land area333 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Graft Noordeinde Oost-Graftdijk Grootschermer West-Graftdijk Driehuizen Graft-De Rijp district