Cranenbroek

Cranenbroek is a neighbourhood in the Zuid district of Alkmaar, with 550 residents and 256 homes. 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 61% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€525,000) is 38% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 195 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03610107 · 16 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

550residents1 January 2025

€525,000average WOZ home valueAlkmaar: €380,000

28%green within 500 mAlkmaar: 24%

195services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Alkmaar with Cranenbroek highlighted

Who lives here.

550 residents in 260 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Alkmaar.

16%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

16%

aged 25–44

32%

aged 65 and over

37%

one-person households

29%

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 Cranenbroek is €525,000, against €380,000 in Alkmaar.

256homes1 January 2025

61%single-family houses39% flats and apartments

94%owner-occupied0% housing association

2%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

890 m³gas per home per yearAlkmaar: 730 m³

2,520 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlkmaar: 2,260 kWh

3%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 Cranenbroek compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

19%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlkmaar: 39%

30%in the top 20% nationallyAlkmaar: 18%

0.2%of residents live below the poverty lineAlkmaar: 2.7%

€420,000median household wealthAlkmaar: €156,000

69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlkmaar: 72.0%

54%with a university or higher professional degreeAlkmaar: 33%

20.0%of workers are self-employedAlkmaar: 16.0%

0.9cars 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 17 crimes in Cranenbroek in 2025, 31% more than in 2024. That is 30.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 51.3 across Alkmaar.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds5

Theft from vehicles2

Vandalism and criminal damage1

Driving under the influence1

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 Cranenbroek, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket1.0 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.4

Primary pupils living here50

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises75

Residents per km²2,891

Land area19 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 De Hoef I en II De Hoef III en IV Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier Oranjepark Bergerwegkwartier Zuid district