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Huiswaard-1-Zuid

Huiswaard-1-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Huiswaard district of Alkmaar, with 2,980 residents and 1,291 homes. 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 74% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€350,000) is 8% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 157 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610500 · 58 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,980residents1 January 2025
€350,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
20%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
157services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Huiswaard-1-Zuid in AlkmaarPostcodes in Huiswaard-1-Zuid highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with Huiswaard-1-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

2,980 residents in 1,335 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

18%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
41%
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 Huiswaard-1-Zuid is €350,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

1,291homes1 January 2025
74%single-family houses26% flats and apartments
39%owner-occupied54% housing association
4%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
500 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
2,260 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
42%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%
24%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 Huiswaard-1-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

48%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
14%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
2.4%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€30,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
67.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
22%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%
15.0%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 158 crimes in Huiswaard-1-Zuid in 2025, 6% more than in 2024. That is 53.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds38
Vandalism and criminal damage13
Other property crime11
Assault8
Threats6
Theft from vehicles5
Driving under the influence5
Burglary of homes3
Public violence against people1

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 Huiswaard-1-Zuid, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.6
Primary pupils living here300
Secondary pupils living here190
Business premises310
Residents per km²6,636
Land area45 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

MuiderwaardHuiswaard-2-WestOverstadSpoorbuurtBergerhof en BlaeustraatkwartierRekerbuurt en OoievaarsnestHuiswaard district