Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier

Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier is a neighbourhood in the Zuid district of Alkmaar, with 1,510 residents and 820 homes. 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 56% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€344,000) is 9% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 306 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610108 · 44 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,510residents1 January 2025

€344,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

14%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

306services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier in AlkmaarPostcodes in Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier highlighted; the rest of Alkmaar in grey

Map of Alkmaar with Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier highlighted

Who lives here.

1,510 residents in 840 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

10%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

33%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

48%

one-person households

23%

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 Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier is €344,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

820homes69 newly built in 2025

56%single-family houses44% flats and apartments

57%owner-occupied22% housing association

14%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

780 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

2,150 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

14%homes off the gas gridAlkmaar: 14%

29%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 Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

45%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%

13%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

4.2%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%

€89,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%

37%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%

17.0%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 61 crimes in Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier in 2025, 36% more than in 2024. That is 40.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds12

Theft from vehicles9

Assault3

Burglary of homes2

Other property crime2

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Vehicle theft1

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 Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.9 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.1

Primary pupils living here80

Secondary pupils living here60

Business premises255

Residents per km²9,121

Land area17 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Alkmaar.

Nassaukwartier en Hout Bergerwegkwartier Spoorbuurt Cranenbroek De Hoef I en II Bergerhof en Blaeustraatkwartier Zuid district