District De Mare

District in municipality Alkmaar · Noord-Holland

  • 7.801 homes
  • 15.570 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1984
  • avg. WOZ € 293.000

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in De Mare

Homes
7.801
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1984
Average living area
95 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.648
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 50% 3.873
  • Apartment 31% 2.431
  • End-terrace house 17% 1.345
  • Detached 1% 100
  • Semi-detached house 1% 52

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 878
  • B 18% 1.384
  • C 62% 4.850
  • D 6% 456
  • E 1% 43
  • F 0% 18
  • G 0% 11
  • No label 2% 161

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 0% 1
  • 1970–1989 89% 6.970
  • 1990–2009 6% 484
  • 2010 and later 3% 239
  • Unknown 1% 105

Residents

Residents
15.570
January 1, 2025
Households
7.670
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
43%
Households with children
32%
Population density
5.670
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,0 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 2.320
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.675
  • 25–45 years 27% 4.130
  • 45–65 years 25% 3.920
  • 65 years and older 23% 3.525

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 293.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
39%
31% housing association
Single-family homes
70%
30% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.160 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
550 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
760 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
36%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
4%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.296 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
6.381 passenger cars
Company locations
1.330
of which 220 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 23%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 7.801 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 138
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 43% 3.351
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 2.603
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 1.444
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 255
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 10

Flooding

Homes that may flood
30%
municipality 40%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
84% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 53%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
35%
municipality 48%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
38
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
598
-7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
11 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 17% 103
  • Vernieling 13% 77
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 64
  • Mishandeling 4% 21
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 18
  • Bedreiging 3% 17
  • Woninginbraak 2% 11
  • Drugshandel 2% 10

Per year

  1. 6462021
  2. 6352022
  3. 6762023
  4. 6202024
  5. 6652025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,07
−0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 139.300
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in De Mare 5