The population is growing slower than 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 Schermer is €481,000, 27% higher than in Alkmaar (€380,000). Between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 100%, against a rise of 110% in Alkmaar. 78% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Alkmaar (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€481,000
▲27% higher than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+100%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+110%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲19 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲24 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1975–1991
18%
▼15 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (33%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (5%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (7%)
Average WOZ value
€481,000
▲27% higher than Alkmaar (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+100%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+110%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲19 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (59%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (14%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲24 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (61%)
Built 1975–1991
18%
▼15 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (33%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (5%)
Built 2016 and later
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 100% between 2015 and 2025, to €481,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€481,000▲ 27% above Alkmaar
+100% since 2015
Alkmaar +110%
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: ~€261 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€261/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
104 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €481,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€42
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€142
Maintenance reserve€133–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Alkmaar's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 13th 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 104 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €481,000.
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
Schermer has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 11 wijken in the municipality of Alkmaar.
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: €481,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Schermer
481,000
2,399
–
Zuid
410,000
7,481
–
Oudorp
416,000
6,280
–
Overdie
297,000
4,006
–
West
356,000
6,701
–
Huiswaard
338,000
3,669
–
De Mare
325,000
7,643
–
Daalmeer/Koedijk
356,000
5,774
–
Centrum
377,000
5,931
–
Graft-De Rijp
471,000
2,877
–
Vroonermeer
510,000
1,978
–
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 78% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied78%
Social housing15%
Private rent7%
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
85% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes85%
Multi-family homes15%
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
22% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Before 194521.9%
1945-19649%
1965-197418.3%
1975-199117.8%
1992-200514%
2006-20159.6%
2016 and later9.3%
Explanation
Based on 2,412 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, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Schermer, 69% lower than in Alkmaar (51). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 40%, 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
16
▼69% lower than Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
-40%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼12% lower than Alkmaar (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼69% lower than Alkmaar (51)
Change since 2021
-40%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼12% lower than Alkmaar (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Schermer registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 51 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Schermer16
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 Schermer is 'Traffic': 4.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.0 in the municipality of Alkmaar.
SchermerAlkmaar
Traffic4.7
Alkmaar 8.0▼ −41% vs Alkmaar
Theft and burglary3.7
Alkmaar 23.3▼ −84% vs Alkmaar
Fraud and scams3.3
Alkmaar 5.2▼ −37% vs Alkmaar
Vandalism and public order1.9
Alkmaar 7.2▼ −74% vs Alkmaar
Violence and threats1.4
Alkmaar 5.5▼ −75% vs Alkmaar
Other and withheld1.1
Alkmaar 2.0▼ −45% vs Alkmaar
Environmental0.2
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 Schermer registered 60 traffic accidents, of which 19 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 78% of adults in Schermer rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Alkmaar. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 48%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 47%), fewer smoke (13% against 17%) and fewer are overweight (49% against 51%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Schermer, covering 79% of the area, against 57% in Alkmaar. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 15% in Alkmaar.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲6 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼9 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Overweight
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
▲22 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼15 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲6 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (15%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼9 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Overweight
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
▲22 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼15 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (17%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (5%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
77.7%
71.9%
Smokes
13%
16.6%
Excessive drinking
7%
6.1%
Overweight
48.7%
51%
Lonely
38.6%
47.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.6%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.3%
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
11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Alkmaar.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up2.2%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation0.3%
Agriculture79.4%
Forest and nature10.8%
Water4.9%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Alkmaar average.
Schermer has 5,665 inhabitants (2026), or 93 per km² (91% lower than in Alkmaar). Between 2015 and 2026 the population rose 4%, against a rise of 6% 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 2015
+4%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
=about the same as Alkmaar (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (27%)
Never married
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲16 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲6 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (42%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2015
+4%
▼lower than Alkmaar (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Alkmaar
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
=about the same as Alkmaar (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (27%)
Never married
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (51%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲16 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲6 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 grew 4% between 2015 and 2026, to 5,665.
Residents, 2026
5,665
+4% since 2015
Alkmaar +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 93 residents per km², this wijk is 91% less densely populated than the municipality of Alkmaar.
Residents per km²93
Dwellings per km²39.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.9 died per 1,000.
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15855
15 to 25610
25 to 451,250
45 to 651,685
65 to 80980
80 and over285
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married2,675
Married2,345
Divorced380
Widowed260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands5,080
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)270
Outside Europe310
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1950
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,030
Higher professional, university1,280
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
Schermer has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 40% higher than in Alkmaar (1.0). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Alkmaar (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
13%
▲12 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (1%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲40% higher than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+5 pp
▲higher than Alkmaar (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alkmaar (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
13%
▲12 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (1%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Alkmaar (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲40% higher than Alkmaar (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+5 pp
▲higher than Alkmaar (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Alkmaar (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Alkmaar (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 220 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij140
Nijverheid en energie220
Handel en horeca130
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie55
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed55
Zakelijke dienstverlening220
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg125
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Alkmaar (2025).
Petrol73.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.1%
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 26% between 2015 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 3 percentage points above Alkmaar (23%)
+5 pp since 2015
Alkmaar +3 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, 3,395 passenger cars and 440 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,395
Motorcycles440
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 industrial (9%).
Residential89.6%
Retail0.5%
Office1.2%
Assembly1.7%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial8.9%
Lodging0.7%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other3.8%
Explanation
Based on 2,692 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
93 residents per km²: 83% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²93
NL 539▼ −83% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings15%
NL 37%▼ −59% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings78%
NL 57%▲ +37% 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