Zuidschermer

Zuidschermer is a neighbourhood in the Schermer district of Alkmaar, with 665 residents and 248 homes. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€551,000) is 45% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 3 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610904 · 12 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

665residents1 January 2025

€551,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

54%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

3services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alkmaar with Zuidschermer highlighted

Who lives here.

665 residents in 260 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

17%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

20%

aged 25–44

20%

aged 65 and over

29%

one-person households

37%

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 Zuidschermer is €551,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

248homes2 newly built in 2025

91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments

88%owner-occupied1% housing association

6%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

1,220 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

3,720 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

6%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%

50%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 Zuidschermer compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

28%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%

33%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%

€553,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

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

22%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%

39.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%

1.3cars 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 15 crimes in Zuidschermer in 2025, 25% more than in 2024. That is 22.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Driving under the influence4

Other property crime3

Burglary of homes1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Zuidschermer, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice4.9 km

Large supermarket4.9 km

Day nursery1.4 km

Primary school2.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km0.7

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises145

Residents per km²38

Land area1,733 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Driehuizen Boekelermeer-Noord West-Graftdijk Noordeinde Overdie-Oost Stompetoren Schermer district