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 Spoorbuurt is €355,000, 7% lower than in Alkmaar (€380,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 50%, against a rise of 46% in Alkmaar. 69% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Alkmaar (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€355,000
▼7% lower than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲10 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
63%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼28 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (33%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (16%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (11%)
Average WOZ value
€355,000
▼7% lower than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲10 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
63%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼28 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (33%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼14 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (16%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 50% between 2021 and 2025, to €355,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€355,000▼ 7% below Alkmaar
+50% 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: ~€234 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€234/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
91 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €355,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€110NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Property tax (OZB)€18€31
Costs to set aside€124
Maintenance reserve€116–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Alkmaar's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 22nd 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 91 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €355,000.
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
Spoorbuurt has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Centrum.
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: €355,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Spoorbuurt
355,000
1,267
–
Binnenstad-West
346,000
2,096
–
Binnenstad-Oost
396,000
2,028
–
Overstad
479,000
540
–
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 69% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied69%
Social housing7%
Private rent24%
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
63% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes63%
Multi-family homes37%
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
79% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Before 194579.1%
1945-19641.3%
1965-19742%
1975-19914.5%
1992-20051.6%
2006-20154.7%
2016 and later6.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,280 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, 190 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Spoorbuurt, 3.7 times as high as in Alkmaar (51). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 27%, 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
190
▲3.7 times as high as Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
+27%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼35% lower than Alkmaar (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
190
▲3.7 times as high as Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
+27%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼35% lower than Alkmaar (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Spoorbuurt registered 190 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 51 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Spoorbuurt190
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 Spoorbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 84.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 23.3 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
SpoorbuurtAlkmaar
Theft and burglary84.9
Alkmaar 23.3▲ +264% vs Alkmaar
Vandalism and public order28.9
Alkmaar 7.2▲ +301% vs Alkmaar
Violence and threats25.6
Alkmaar 5.5▲ +365% vs Alkmaar
Traffic22.7
Alkmaar 8.0▲ +184% vs Alkmaar
Other and withheld15.3
Alkmaar 2.0▲ +665% vs Alkmaar
Fraud and scams11.5
Alkmaar 5.2▲ +121% vs Alkmaar
Environmental1.2
Alkmaar 0.2▲ +500% 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 Spoorbuurt registered 15 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 above the Alkmaar average; green space is below the Alkmaar average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Spoorbuurt rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Alkmaar. Fewer adults are overweight (44% against 51%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (58% against 51%), more smoke (22% against 17%) and more report anxiety or depression (51% against 47%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Spoorbuurt, covering 68% of the area, against 17% in Alkmaar.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Overweight
44%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (51%)
Smokes
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (17%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼57 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲51 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (17%)
Traffic, share of the area
24%
▲21 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Overweight
44%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲7 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (51%)
Smokes
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (17%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼57 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲51 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (17%)
Traffic, share of the area
24%
▲21 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (3%)
Health
An estimated 75% 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
74.6%
71.9%
Smokes
21.6%
16.6%
Excessive drinking
8.5%
6.1%
Overweight
43.9%
51%
Lonely
46.4%
47.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
50.7%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.5%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Traffic24%
Built-up68%
Water8%
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 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.1
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
2.1
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.
Spoorbuurt has 2,460 inhabitants (2026), or 10,617 per km² (10.3 times as high as in Alkmaar). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 12%, 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
+12%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+11%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲12 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (26%)
Never married
65%
▲14 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (51%)
Dutch origin
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (74%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▲14 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (33%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+12%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+11%
▲higher than Alkmaar (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲12 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (26%)
Never married
65%
▲14 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (51%)
Dutch origin
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (74%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▲14 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (33%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 12% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,460.
Residents, 2026
2,460
+12% since 2021
Alkmaar +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 10,617 residents per km², this buurt is 10 times as densely populated as the municipality of Alkmaar.
Residents per km²10,617
Dwellings per km²5,508.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15240
15 to 25270
25 to 45930
45 to 65680
65 to 80295
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
65% of residents are never married.
Never married1,600
Married545
Divorced265
Widowed60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
71% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,740
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)330
Outside Europe390
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1360
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4740
Higher professional, university970
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
Spoorbuurt has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 30% lower than in Alkmaar (1.0). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Alkmaar (23%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼30% lower than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Alkmaar (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (4%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (1%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲9 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼30% lower than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Alkmaar (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (4%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (1%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 115 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca80
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening115
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg80
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Alkmaar (2025).
Petrol80.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.5%
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 16% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 3 percentage points below Alkmaar (23%)
+4 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, 870 passenger cars and 125 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars870
Motorcycles125
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (3%).
Residential90.2%
Retail3.3%
Office3.2%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial1.1%
Lodging0.3%
Sports0.1%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 1,419 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
10,617 residents per km²: 20 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²10,617
NL 539▲ +1870% vs NL
Social housing7%
NL 28%▼ −75% vs NL
Private rent24%
NL 14%▲ +71% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings69%
NL 57%▲ +21% vs NL
Average WOZ value€355,000
NL €398,000▼ −11% 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