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Stompetoren

Stompetoren is a neighbourhood in the Schermer district of Alkmaar, with 2,130 residents and 889 homes. 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 85% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€455,000) is 20% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 18 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610902 · 45 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,130residents1 January 2025
€455,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000
31%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%
18services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Stompetoren in AlkmaarPostcodes in Stompetoren highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey
Map of Alkmaar with Stompetoren highlighted

Who lives here.

2,130 residents in 900 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

17%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
25%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
31%
one-person households
39%
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 Stompetoren is €455,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

889homes3 newly built in 2025
85%single-family houses15% flats and apartments
76%owner-occupied18% housing association
16%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
810 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³
3,090 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh
11%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%
53%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 Stompetoren compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

28%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%
26%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%
0.9%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%
€288,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%
34%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%
19.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%
1.2cars 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 45 crimes in Stompetoren in 2025, 13% more than in 2024. That is 21.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Driving under the influence6
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Assault2
Other property crime2
Threats1

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 Stompetoren, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.1
Primary pupils living here200
Secondary pupils living here100
Business premises340
Residents per km²194
Land area1,097 ha

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

Schools in Stompetoren.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Openbare Basisschool de WiekslagPrimary school · Openbaar

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.