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West-Graftdijk

West-Graftdijk is a neighbourhood in the Graft-De Rijp district of Alkmaar, with 755 residents and 291 homes. 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€491,000) is 29% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 22 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03611001 · 18 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
755residents1 January 2025
€491,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
66%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
22services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
West-Graftdijk in AlkmaarPostcodes in West-Graftdijk highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with West-Graftdijk highlighted

Who lives here.

755 residents in 365 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

9%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
17%
aged 25–44
31%
aged 65 and over
30%
one-person households
26%
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 West-Graftdijk is €491,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

291homes1 January 2025
95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments
89%owner-occupied6% housing association
2%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,000 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
3,110 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
4%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 West-Graftdijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

26%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
24%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
0.8%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€343,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
24%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%
24.0%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 10 crimes in West-Graftdijk in 2025, 33% fewer than in 2024. That is 13.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Vandalism and criminal damage3
Vehicle theft1
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

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 West-Graftdijk, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.7 km
Large supermarket3.8 km
Day nursery1.2 km
Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.0
Primary pupils living here30
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises100
Residents per km²296
Land area254 ha

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

Schools in West-Graftdijk.

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

Openbare Basisschool VinckhuysenPrimary 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.

StarnmeerOost-GraftdijkGraftNoordeindeMarkenbinnenDriehuizenGraft-De Rijp district