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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
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Neighbourhood · Alkmaar
Living in Muiderwaard
The population is growing faster than in Alkmaar. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Alkmaar, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Muiderwaard is €274,000, 28% lower than in Alkmaar (€380,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 75%, against a rise of 46% in Alkmaar. 0% of the homes are owner-occupied, 59 percentage points less than in Alkmaar (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€274,000
▼28% lower than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+75%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
0%
▼59 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼61 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (9%)
Average WOZ value
€274,000
▼28% lower than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+75%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
0%
▼59 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼61 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 75% between 2021 and 2025, to €274,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€274,000▼ 28% below Alkmaar
+75% 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: ~€214 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€214/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
82 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €274,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€103NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Property tax (OZB)€14€24
Costs to set aside€111
Maintenance reserve€104–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Alkmaar's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 34th 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 82 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €274,000.
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
Muiderwaard has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Huiswaard.
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: €274,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Muiderwaard
274,000
364
–
Huiswaard-1-Zuid
350,000
1,291
–
Huiswaard-2-West
364,000
1,091
–
Huiswaard-2-Oost
317,000
923
–
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 social housing, at 100% of dwellings.
Social housing100%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Multi-family homes100%
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
100% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 16% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
1945-19640.3%
1965-197499.7%
Explanation
Based on 364 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
More registered crime per resident than the Alkmaar average.
In 2025, 60 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Muiderwaard, 18% higher than in Alkmaar (51). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 52%, 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
60
▲18% higher than Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
+52%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.7
▲2.2 times as high as Alkmaar (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
60
▲18% higher than Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
+52%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.7
▲2.2 times as high as Alkmaar (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Muiderwaard registered 60 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 51 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Muiderwaard60
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 Muiderwaard is 'Theft and burglary': 29.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 23.3 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
MuiderwaardAlkmaar
Theft and burglary29.2
Alkmaar 23.3▲ +25% vs Alkmaar
Vandalism and public order8.8
Alkmaar 7.2▲ +22% vs Alkmaar
Violence and threats7.3
Alkmaar 5.5▲ +33% vs Alkmaar
Fraud and scams5.8
Alkmaar 5.2▲ +12% vs Alkmaar
Traffic5.8
Alkmaar 8.0▼ −28% vs Alkmaar
Other and withheld2.9
Alkmaar 2.0▲ +45% vs Alkmaar
Environmental0.0
Alkmaar 0.2≈ 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 Muiderwaard registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
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 below the Alkmaar average; green space is above the Alkmaar average.
An estimated 54% of adults in Muiderwaard rate their own health as good, 18 percentage points less than in Alkmaar. More adults feel lonely (64% against 48%), more report anxiety or depression (57% against 47%) and more are overweight (60% against 51%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (38% against 51%). Recreational land is the largest land use in Muiderwaard, covering 57% of the area, against 5% in Alkmaar. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 57% of the area, 42 percentage points above the 15% in Alkmaar.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
54%
▼18 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
57%
▲42 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲16 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼13 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲10 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (47%)
Overweight
60%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (51%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼57 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (57%)
Recreation, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (17%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
54%
▼18 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
57%
▲42 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲16 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼13 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲10 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (47%)
Overweight
60%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (51%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼57 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (57%)
Recreation, share of the area
57%
▲52 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (17%)
Health
An estimated 54% 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
54.1%
71.9%
Smokes
18.5%
16.6%
Excessive drinking
6.1%
6.1%
Overweight
60%
51%
Lonely
63.8%
47.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.4%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.8%
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
57% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Traffic14.3%
Built-up28.6%
Recreation57.1%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
300 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.6
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
3.1
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 growing faster than the Alkmaar average.
Muiderwaard has 695 inhabitants (2026), or 9,033 per km² (8.8 times as high as in Alkmaar). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 14%, 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
+14%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (27%)
Never married
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Dutch origin
54%
▼20 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (74%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+14%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (27%)
Never married
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Dutch origin
54%
▼20 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (74%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 14% between 2021 and 2026, to 695.
Residents, 2026
695
+14% since 2021
Alkmaar +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,033 residents per km², this buurt is 8.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Alkmaar.
Residents per km²9,033
Dwellings per km²4,550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 21.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
21% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15125
15 to 2575
25 to 45125
45 to 65145
65 to 80135
80 and over85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married325
Married195
Divorced100
Widowed65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
54% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands375
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)55
Outside Europe260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
Muiderwaard has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 40% lower than in Alkmaar (1.0). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Alkmaar (23%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
20%
▲13 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (7%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼40% lower than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Alkmaar (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alkmaar (1%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€274,000
▼31% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
20%
▲13 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (7%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼40% lower than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Alkmaar (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alkmaar (1%)
Social housing
100%
▲72 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€274,000
▼31% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 5 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Alkmaar (2025).
Petrol84.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.6%
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 7% to 16% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 7 percentage points below Alkmaar (23%)
+9 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, 225 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars225
Motorcycles5
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (0.3%).
Residential98.4%
Office0.3%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 370 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
9,033 residents per km²: 17 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,033
NL 539▲ +1576% vs NL
Social housing100%
NL 28%▲ +257% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings100%
NL 37%▲ +170% vs NL
Average WOZ value€274,000
NL €398,000▼ −31% 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) 2026