Neighbourhood Erasmusbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Meerwijk · municipality Haarlem · Noord-Holland

  • 1.064 homes
  • 2.515 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 308.000

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 Erasmusbuurt

Homes
1.064
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
97 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.064
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 72% 765
  • Mid-terrace house 20% 210
  • End-terrace house 8% 89

Energy label

  • A or better 36% 380
  • B 3% 34
  • C 38% 404
  • D 14% 151
  • E 8% 85
  • F 1% 9
  • G 0% 1

Building period

  • 1945–1969 14% 144
  • 1970–1989 77% 824
  • 1990–2009 9% 96

Residents

Residents
2.515
January 1, 2025
Households
1.075
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
42%
Population density
12.165
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 21% 535
  • 15–25 years 13% 340
  • 25–45 years 23% 580
  • 45–65 years 24% 615
  • 65 years and older 18% 450

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 308.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
16%
Rental homes
84%
81% housing association
Single-family homes
28%
72% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.080 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
160 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
13%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heat network in development
Meerwijk. 4 deelwijken van Schalkwijk
Ontwikkelfase, MT-net met ZLT-bron
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
37% central heating, 61% block
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.245 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
768 passenger cars
Company locations
180
of which 20 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)
53 dB
municipality 57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 31%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 16%

Noise level of the 1.064 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 88% 933
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 117
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 14

Flooding

Homes that may flood
14%
municipality 8%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 42%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
79%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 70%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 8%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 74%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
33
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
82
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
2 burglaries
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 11% 9
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 7
  • Mishandeling 6% 5
  • Drugshandel 4% 3
  • Woninginbraak 2% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1

Per year

  1. 812021
  2. 692022
  3. 692023
  4. 782024
  5. 822025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,89
−0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,14 insufficient

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.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,9 mm per year
municipality −1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 1,8%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,5%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 7.400
Net labour participation
57%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
8,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)