Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier, Alkmaar
About 1,510 people live in Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier, in 840 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 33% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 40.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €311,000; 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 22% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.6 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 33% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 44% |
| Safety and nuisance | 21% |
| Social cohesion | 14% |
| Amenities | 93% |
| Housing stock | 30% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bloemwijk en Zocherkwartier safe?
| All registered crime | 40.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 7.9 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) | €311,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 57% / 43% |
| Apartments | 39% |
| Households with children | 23% |
| Single-person households | 48% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 0.4 km |
| Train station | 0.6 km |
| Hospital | 1.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alkmaar
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03610108. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.