Driehuizen
Driehuizen is a neighbourhood in the Schermer district of Alkmaar, with 230 residents and 96 homes. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 80% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€597,000) is 57% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 5 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.
Who lives here.
230 residents in 100 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.
Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Homes.
The average WOZ value of a home in Driehuizen is €597,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.
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)
Safety.
Police registered 6 crimes in Driehuizen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 26.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.
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 Driehuizen, a not urban area.
Distance to
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Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Schools in Driehuizen.
Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.
Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.
Nearby neighbourhoods.
The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.