Huiswaard-2-West, Alkmaar
About 2,295 people live in Huiswaard-2-West, in 1,085 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 50% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 80.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €343,000; 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.8 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Huiswaard-2-West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 50% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 32% |
| Safety and nuisance | 33% |
| Social cohesion | 31% |
| Amenities | 83% |
| Housing stock | 19% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Huiswaard-2-West safe?
| All registered crime | 80.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 40.5 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) | €343,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 85% / 14% |
| Apartments | 20% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 0.8 km |
| Hospital | 3.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alkmaar
Muiderwaard · Huiswaard-2-Oost · Huiswaard-1-Zuid · Landelijk gebied-West · Bergermeer · 't Rak-Zuid · Bergerhof en Blaeustraatkwartier · 't Rak-Noord · Bergerwegkwartier · De Horn-Noord · De Hoef I en II · De Horn-Zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03610502. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.