The population is shrinking, while it grows in Alkmaar. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Alkmaar, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Driehuizen is €597,000, 57% higher than in Alkmaar (€380,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, against a rise of 46% in Alkmaar. 88% of the homes are owner-occupied, 29 percentage points more than in Alkmaar (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€597,000
▲57% higher than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
=about the same as Alkmaar (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲29 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
2%
▼26 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲19 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼24 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (33%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (16%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (7%)
Average WOZ value
€597,000
▲57% higher than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
=about the same as Alkmaar (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲29 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
2%
▼26 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲19 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼24 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (33%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (16%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2021 and 2025, to €597,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€597,000▲ 57% above Alkmaar
+45% since 2021
Alkmaar +46%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€401 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€401/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
200 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €597,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€129NL median
Water board levy€49–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€30€52
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€272
Maintenance reserve€254–
Buildings insurance€18–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Alkmaar's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 10th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 200 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €597,000.
Levies: Alkmaar's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Driehuizen has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Schermer.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €597,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Driehuizen
597,000
96
–
Oterleek
568,000
249
–
Ursem
612,000
29
–
Stompetoren
455,000
889
–
Schermerhorn
406,000
584
–
Zuidschermer
551,000
248
–
Grootschermer
522,000
304
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 88% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied88%
Social housing2%
Private rent10%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
80% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes80%
Multi-family homes20%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
54% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Before 194553.6%
1945-19647.2%
1965-19746.2%
1975-19919.3%
1992-200513.4%
2006-20157.2%
2016 and later3.1%
Explanation
Based on 97 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Alkmaar average.
In 2025, 26 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Driehuizen, 49% lower than in Alkmaar (51). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 60%, against a rise of 13% in Alkmaar. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼49% lower than Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
+60%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼49% lower than Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
+60%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Driehuizen registered 26 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 51 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Driehuizen26
The municipality of Alkmaar51
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Driehuizen is 'Theft and burglary': 13.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 23.3 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
DriehuizenAlkmaar
Theft and burglary13.0
Alkmaar 23.3▼ −44% vs Alkmaar
Vandalism and public order4.3
Alkmaar 7.2▼ −40% vs Alkmaar
Fraud and scams4.3
Alkmaar 5.2▼ −17% vs Alkmaar
Traffic4.3
Alkmaar 8.0▼ −46% vs Alkmaar
Violence and threats0.0
Alkmaar 5.5▼ −100% vs Alkmaar
Environmental0.0
Alkmaar 0.2≈ Alkmaar
Other and withheld0.0
Alkmaar 2.0▼ −100% vs Alkmaar
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Driehuizen registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Alkmaar average; green space is above the Alkmaar average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Driehuizen rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Alkmaar. Fewer adults feel lonely (34% against 48%), fewer report anxiety or depression (35% against 47%), fewer smoke (10% against 17%) and fewer are overweight (46% against 51%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Driehuizen, covering 59% of the area, against 57% in Alkmaar. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 33% of the area, 18 percentage points above the 15% in Alkmaar.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
33%
▲18 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Lonely
34%
▼14 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼12 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (47%)
Smokes
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Overweight
46%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
33%
▲23 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (10%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
33%
▲18 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Lonely
34%
▼14 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼12 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (47%)
Smokes
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Overweight
46%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
33%
▲23 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (10%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (5%)
Health
An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Alkmaar (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Alkmaar
Good self-rated health
81.2%
71.9%
Smokes
9.9%
16.6%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
6.1%
Overweight
46.5%
51%
Lonely
34%
47.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.2%
50.9%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
33% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Traffic2.2%
Built-up0.2%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation0.2%
Agriculture58.6%
Forest and nature32.9%
Water5.6%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
5,500 m
–
GP practice
5,600 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
2,700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Alkmaar.
Driehuizen has 225 inhabitants (2026), or 54 per km² (95% lower than in Alkmaar). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 8%, against a rise of 3% in Alkmaar. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Alkmaar was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-8%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (27%)
Married
51%
▲17 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (34%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲13 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
55%
▲13 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (42%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-8%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (27%)
Married
51%
▲17 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (34%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲13 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
55%
▲13 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (42%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 225.
Residents, 2026
225
-8% since 2021
Alkmaar +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 54 residents per km², this buurt is 95% less densely populated than the municipality of Alkmaar.
Residents per km²54
Dwellings per km²22.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
42% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1525
15 to 2520
25 to 4530
45 to 6595
65 to 8045
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are married.
Never married80
Married115
Divorced20
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands195
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
55% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Alkmaar; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Alkmaar voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AlkmaarThe Netherlands
D66
20.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13%
16.7%
VVD
14.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.3%
12.8%
CDA
8.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.4%
2.6%
Other
12.9%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Driehuizen has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 60% higher than in Alkmaar (1.0). 34% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 11 percentage points more than in Alkmaar (23%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲11 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲60% higher than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
34%
▲11 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Alkmaar (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (1%)
Residents per km²
54
▼90% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
20%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲11 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲60% higher than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
34%
▲11 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+14 pp
▲higher than Alkmaar (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (1%)
Residents per km²
54
▼90% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
20%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
34% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Alkmaar (2025).
Petrol65.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)34.4%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 21% to 34% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
34%▲ 11 percentage points above Alkmaar (23%)
+13 pp since 2021
Alkmaar +4 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 160 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars160
Motorcycles10
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (8%).
Residential90.7%
Retail0.9%
Office0.9%
Assembly4.7%
Industrial8.4%
Lodging1.9%
Education0.9%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 107 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
2% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing2%
NL 28%▼ −93% vs NL
Residents per km²54
NL 539▼ −90% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings20%
NL 37%▼ −46% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings88%
NL 57%▲ +54% vs NL
Average WOZ value€597,000
NL €398,000▲ +50% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025