Huiswaard-1-Zuid, Alkmaar
About 2,980 people live in Huiswaard-1-Zuid, in 1,335 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 68% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 53 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €333,000; 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.4 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Huiswaard-1-Zuid a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 68% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 40% |
| Safety and nuisance | 18% |
| Social cohesion | 12% |
| Amenities | 87% |
| Housing stock | 25% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Huiswaard-1-Zuid safe?
| All registered crime | 53 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 12.8 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) | €333,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 39% / 61% |
| Apartments | 26% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 41% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | €26,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 0.6 km |
| Train station | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | 2.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alkmaar
Muiderwaard · Huiswaard-2-West · Huiswaard-2-Oost · Landelijk gebied-West · Bergermeer · Bergerhof en Blaeustraatkwartier · Bergerwegkwartier · De Hoef I en II · De Hoef III en IV · 't Rak-Zuid · 't Rak-Noord · De Horn-Noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03610500. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.