It is located about 2 km (1 mi) east of the city centre.

Between 1278 and 1288, the castles Middelburg and Nieuwburg were built by order of Floris V, Count of Holland.

[5] During the Siege of Alkmaar in 1573, the Spanish army was stationed in Oudorp.

The Dutch Reformed church is built on a terp (artificial living hill).

The residential area connected Oudorp with the city of Alkmaar.