De Mare, Alkmaar
About 2,480 people live in De Mare, in 1,435 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 92% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 125 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €235,000; 23% of homes are owner-occupied and 68% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.3 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is De Mare a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 92% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 71% |
| Safety and nuisance | 7% |
| Social cohesion | 7% |
| Amenities | 79% |
| Housing stock | 12% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Mare safe?
| All registered crime | 125 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 8.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 17.3 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) | €235,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 23% / 77% |
| Apartments | 71% |
| Households with children | 23% |
| Single-person households | 60% |
| Age 65+ | 28% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 0.5 km |
| Train station | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | 4.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alkmaar
De Horn-Zuid · De Horn-Noord · 't Rak-Noord · 't Rak-Zuid · Daalmeer-Zuidoost · Daalmeer-Zuidwest · Koedijk en De Weijdt · Daalmeer-Noordwest · Daalmeer-Noordoost · Huiswaard-2-Oost · Huiswaard-2-West · Muiderwaard
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03610604. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.