Hoefstraat 16

A spacious family home in a quiet corner of Heerhugowaard

This detached house on Hoefstraat 16 sits in a leafy part of Oostertocht Zuid, with a large garden and plenty of room inside. At 148 m² on a 392 m² plot, it's one of the bigger homes in the area. The price of €825,000 is on the high side compared to other homes in the neighbourhood, where the average asking price is €526,625, in fact, it's the most expensive of the eight currently for sale. That said, detached houses in Dijk en Waard are always in a different league from the terraced and semi-detached homes that make up most of the local stock.

The Oostertocht Zuid neighbourhood

Oostertocht Zuid is a residential area built mainly in the 1990s, so the streets are wide and the houses are modern. It's a family-oriented neighbourhood: nearly 80% of homes are single-family houses, and three-quarters are owner-occupied. The population is a mix of ages, with a good number of children and a solid contingent of 45- to 65-year-olds. There are no resident reviews available for this neighbourhood, but the CBS figures show it's a safe, quiet area with low crime rates. The Oostertocht Zuid neighbourhood has a park just a couple of streets away, so green space is never far.

Life on the street

For daily shopping, you have an Albert Heijn just around the corner on the Hoefstraat itself, and a Vomar a five-minute walk away. There are several primary schools within walking distance: Openbare Basisschool De Hasselbraam and Kinddomein de Zeppelin are both a couple of streets away, and Kindcentrum De Vaart is a ten-minute walk. For secondary school, the nearest is about 2 km away. The train station is 3.3 km from the house, so you'd cycle or drive to catch a connection to Alkmaar or Amsterdam. The municipality of Dijk en Waard covers both Heerhugowaard and Langedijk, so you have all the amenities of a medium-sized town within easy reach.

At the time of writing

At present, the home is listed through two channels: EV Wonen Makelaardij and EV Wonen Makelaardij BV. The asking price is €825,000, and the energy label A means running costs should be modest.