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Oosterhout

Oosterhout is a neighbourhood in the Overdie district of Alkmaar, with 945 residents and 575 homes. 53% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€310,000) is 18% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 122 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610301 · 23 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
945residents1 January 2025
€310,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
31%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
122services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oosterhout in AlkmaarPostcodes in Oosterhout highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with Oosterhout highlighted

Who lives here.

945 residents in 580 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

7%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 65 and over
58%
one-person households
17%
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 Oosterhout is €310,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

575homes1 January 2025
21%single-family houses79% flats and apartments
53%owner-occupied30% housing association
6%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
380 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
2,080 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
50%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%
5%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 Oosterhout compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

50%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
6%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
4.5%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€109,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
16.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%
0.7cars 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 77 crimes in Oosterhout in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 81.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds17
Vandalism and criminal damage7
Assault5
Driving under the influence5
Theft from vehicles4
Threats4
Other property crime3
Burglary of homes2
Vehicle theft2
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 Oosterhout, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.0
Primary pupils living here40
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises350
Residents per km²1,373
Land area69 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Overdie-OostOud-OverdieBoekelermeer-NoordOverdie-WestStaatsliedenkwartier en LandstratenDillenburg en StadhouderskwartierOverdie district