Binnenstad-Oost, Alkmaar
About 3,290 people live in Binnenstad-Oost, in 1,950 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 27% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 114.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €378,000; 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 1.1 km.
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Is Binnenstad-Oost a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 27% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 63% |
| Safety and nuisance | 11% |
| Social cohesion | 9% |
| Amenities | 96% |
| Housing stock | 57% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Binnenstad-Oost safe?
| All registered crime | 114.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 16.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 23.1 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €378,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 48% / 52% |
| Apartments | 70% |
| Households with children | 17% |
| Single-person households | 54% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | €41,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 1.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alkmaar
Binnenstad-West · Spoorbuurt · Overstad · Daalmeer-Noordoost · Daalmeer-Noordwest · Koedijk en De Weijdt · Oterleek · Daalmeer-Zuidwest · Daalmeer-Zuidoost · Stompetoren · Schermerhorn · Zuidschermer
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03610801. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.