Muiderwaard

Muiderwaard is a neighbourhood in the Huiswaard district of Alkmaar, with 685 residents and 364 homes. 0% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€274,000) is 28% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 114 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610501 · 15 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

685residents1 January 2025

€274,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

26%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

114services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alkmaar with Muiderwaard highlighted

Who lives here.

685 residents in 360 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

18%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

18%

aged 25–44

35%

aged 65 and over

46%

one-person households

29%

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 Muiderwaard is €274,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

364homes1 January 2025

0%single-family houses100% flats and apartments

0%owner-occupied100% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

20 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

1,770 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

98%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%

1%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 Muiderwaard compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

78%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%

1%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

4.7%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%

€7,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

44.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%

11.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%

0.6cars 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 41 crimes in Muiderwaard in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 59.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds12

Vandalism and criminal damage5

Assault3

Other property crime2

Driving under the influence2

Burglary of homes1

Threats1

Street robbery1

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 Muiderwaard, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km

Large supermarket0.3 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.1

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises25

Residents per km²8,917

Land area8 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Huiswaard-1-Zuid Huiswaard-2-West 't Rak-Zuid Huiswaard-2-Oost Bergermeer Bergerhof en Blaeustraatkwartier Huiswaard district