Graft

Graft is a neighbourhood in the Graft-De Rijp district of Alkmaar, with 885 residents and 360 homes. 78% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€512,000) is 35% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 19 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03611002 · 23 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

885residents1 January 2025

€512,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

64%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

19services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Graft in AlkmaarPostcodes in Graft highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey

Who lives here.

885 residents in 360 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

11%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

16%

aged 25–44

29%

aged 65 and over

29%

one-person households

36%

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 Graft is €512,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

360homes1 January 2025

91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments

78%owner-occupied16% housing association

8%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

1,010 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

3,040 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%

54%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 Graft compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

26%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%

36%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

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

€404,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%

29%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%

23.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%

1.3cars 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 6 crimes in Graft in 2025, 25% fewer than in 2024. That is 6.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

Other property crime1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Graft, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km

Large supermarket0.9 km

Day nursery1.6 km

Primary school1.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises100

Residents per km²255

Land area347 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

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