Kooimeer, Alkmaar – “Cosy”

Kooimeer is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Alkmaar, in the district Zuid The neighbourhood has a total area of 33 hectares, of which 32 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03610100. The postcode area is 1814GR-1814XZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.0. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Cosy'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Kooimeer has 2.180 residents. Of these, 45,6% are men and 54,4% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (28,0%). The other age groups are 23,6% for '25 to 45 years', 20,9% for '45 to 65 years', 17,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 47,0% is unmarried, 31,7% is married, 12,2% is divorced and 9,4% is widowed. 1.260 residents originate from the Netherlands, 150 come from Europe and 770 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 940 households in Kooimeer. 42,6% of these are single-person households, 21,3% households without children and 36,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Kooimeer there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €27.400, which is €8.400 (23%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.200, which is €7.000 (24%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Kooimeer are educated to a lower level. 40,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 38,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 20,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.180 residents, around 57% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.243 people. This is 8% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Kooimeer, 37% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 560 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Kooimeer there are 1.040 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €256.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 76% rental homes and 24% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 24% privately owned, 65% owned by housing associations and 11% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Kooimeer are 1950-1970 (56%) and 2020 and later (18%).

Homes for sale

There is currently 1 homes for sale in Kooimeer. The most recently listed home is Louise Henriettestraat 36 by Zicht Makelaars B.V. (NVM). Over the past year, 4 homes were sold in Kooimeer. On average, a home was sold within 29 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Kooimeer over the past year was €542.500. This is 112% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €256.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €5.167.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Kooimeer. The most recent home is Amalia van Solmsstraat 266, offered by www.svnk.nl. Over the past year, 8 homes were let in Kooimeer. On average, a listing was let within 40 days.

No recent rental data available for Kooimeer.

Energy

In Kooimeer there are 1.189 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (34%), C (24%) and B (9%). On average, an address in Kooimeer uses 2.010 kWh of electricity per year. This is 28% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 560 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 56% below the national average of 1.280 m³.