Huiswaard-2-West

Huiswaard-2-West is a neighbourhood in the Huiswaard district of Alkmaar, with 2,295 residents and 1,091 homes. 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 80% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€364,000) is 4% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 138 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610502 · 58 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,295residents1 January 2025

€364,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

21%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

138services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Huiswaard-2-West in AlkmaarPostcodes in Huiswaard-2-West highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey

Map of Alkmaar with Huiswaard-2-West highlighted

Who lives here.

2,295 residents in 1,085 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

14%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

26%

aged 25–44

24%

aged 65 and over

37%

one-person households

33%

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-2-West is €364,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

1,091homes1 January 2025

80%single-family houses20% flats and apartments

86%owner-occupied1% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

860 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

2,200 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%

35%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-2-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

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

19%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%

€241,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%

39%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%

14.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%

0.9cars 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 184 crimes in Huiswaard-2-West in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 80.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds93

Vandalism and criminal damage15

Threats9

Other property crime9

Assault4

Theft from vehicles3

Burglary of homes2

Vehicle theft1

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 Huiswaard-2-West, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.1

Primary pupils living here180

Secondary pupils living here100

Business premises220

Residents per km²7,788

Land area29 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Huiswaard-2-Oost Huiswaard-1-Zuid Muiderwaard Overstad Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest De Horn-Zuid Huiswaard district