Oterleek

Oterleek is a neighbourhood in the Schermer district of Alkmaar, with 625 residents and 249 homes. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 90% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€568,000) is 49% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 7 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610900 · 13 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

625residents1 January 2025

€568,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

50%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

7services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alkmaar with Oterleek highlighted

Who lives here.

625 residents in 235 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

13%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

14%

aged 25–44

24%

aged 65 and over

21%

one-person households

38%

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 Oterleek is €568,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

249homes2 newly built in 2025

90%single-family houses10% flats and apartments

84%owner-occupied12% housing association

9%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied

1,190 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

3,770 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

4%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%

58%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 Oterleek compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%

40%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

0.7%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%

€502,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%

30%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%

33.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%

1.5cars 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 5 crimes in Oterleek in 2025, 44% fewer than in 2024. That is 8.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Other property crime1

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 Oterleek, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.9 km

Large supermarket2.6 km

Day nursery2.5 km

Primary school2.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.6

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises125

Residents per km²63

Land area986 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Stompetoren Ursem Beverkoog Oudorp-Noord en Oudorp-Oost Oudorp-Centrum De Nollen Schermer district