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Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest

Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest is a neighbourhood in the Oudorp district of Alkmaar, with 2,155 residents and 1,011 homes. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 85% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€447,000) is 18% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 338 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610200 · 49 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,155residents1 January 2025
€447,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
19%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
338services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest in AlkmaarPostcodes in Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest highlighted

Who lives here.

2,155 residents in 995 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

14%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
23%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
32%
one-person households
32%
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 Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest is €447,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

1,011homes1 January 2025
85%single-family houses15% flats and apartments
87%owner-occupied9% housing association
3%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
880 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
2,490 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%
46%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 Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
27%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€316,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
47%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%
18.0%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 66 crimes in Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest in 2025, 20% more than in 2024. That is 30.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Driving under the influence10
Theft of bicycles and mopeds8
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Theft from vehicles2
Other property crime2
Burglary of homes1
Assault1

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 Rekerbuurt en Ooievaarsnest, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.6
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises300
Residents per km²4,764
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.

OverstadOudorperpolder-ZuidOudorperpolder-MiddenOudorperpolder-NoordBinnenstad-OostBinnenstad-WestOudorp district