What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

Owner-occupiers held 65% of homes in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Alkmaar en omgeving (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures

Q: How much social housing is there in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

Housing associations owned 23% of the homes in the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 28%; that is 5th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

Homes in the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area had an average WOZ value of €473,000 in 2026, 8th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up 67% from €284,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€473,000

2026

Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

12.5

2026

Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

2.8

2026

Unemployment benefit (WW) recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

1.35

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

8.3

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

23%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

65%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

37.8%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 12.5 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2026, above the national figure of 12.4; that is 17th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

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How many people receive bijstand in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 2.8 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2026, 9th lowest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.5, up from 2.7 in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.35 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

Alkmaar en omgeving had 8.3 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

People living alone made up 37.8% of households in the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?

Alkmaar en omgeving added 7.1 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 15th lowest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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How Alkmaar en omgeving compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 8 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
5	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	€513,000
6	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	€474,000
7	Veluwe	€473,000
8	Alkmaar en omgeving	€473,000
9	Zuidwest-Gelderland	€470,000
10	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	€470,000
11	IJmond	€460,000

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Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 17 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
14	Noord-Drenthe	12.8
15	Groot-Rijnmond	12.7
16	Achterhoek	12.7
17	Alkmaar en omgeving	12.5
18	Noord-Limburg	12.4
19	Zuidwest-Drenthe	12.3
20	Kop van Noord-Holland	12.2

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Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 32 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
29	Midden-Limburg	2.8
30	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	2.8
31	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	2.8
32	Alkmaar en omgeving	2.8
33	Achterhoek	2.7
34	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	2.7
35	Oost-Zuid-Holland	2.7

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Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 36 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
33	Zuidwest-Gelderland	24%
34	Noord-Limburg	24%
35	Achterhoek	23%
36	Alkmaar en omgeving	23%
37	Overig Zeeland	23%
38	Noord-Drenthe	22%
39	Midden-Limburg	21%

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New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 26 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
23	Groot-Rijnmond	7.4
24	Midden-Noord-Brabant	7.4
25	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	7.2
26	Alkmaar en omgeving	7.1
27	Achterhoek	7.1
28	Arnhem/Nijmegen	6.6
29	Oost-Groningen	5.7

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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Sources

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)

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