Neighbourhood Zeeheldenbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Houtvaartkwartier · municipality Haarlem · Noord-Holland

  • 948 homes
  • 2.545 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1936
  • avg. WOZ € 610.000

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 Zeeheldenbuurt

Homes
948
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1936
Average living area
114 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
953
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 81% 768
  • End-terrace house 16% 150
  • Apartment 2% 23
  • Semi-detached house 1% 6
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 4% 34
  • B 3% 29
  • C 12% 111
  • D 12% 114
  • E 16% 149
  • F 41% 389
  • G 12% 118
  • No label 0% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 100% 945
  • 1990–2009 0% 1
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.545
January 1, 2025
Households
960
avg. 2,7 people
One-person households
21%
Households with children
53%
Population density
11.055
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 23% 575
  • 15–25 years 12% 305
  • 25–45 years 21% 530
  • 45–65 years 31% 790
  • 65 years and older 14% 345

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 610.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
84%
Rental homes
16%
8% housing association
Single-family homes
97%
3% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.440 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
610 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
38%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% central heating
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
18
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.655 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
839 passenger cars
Company locations
325
of which 35 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)
56 dB
municipality 57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 31%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
18%
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
19%
municipality 16%

Noise level of the 948 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 7% 62
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 53% 500
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 194
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 19% 184
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
10%
municipality 8%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,1 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
48%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
0%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
7%
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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
41
-45% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,1
2 burglaries
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 5
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 3
  • Woninginbraak 5% 2

Per year

  1. 872021
  2. 622022
  3. 632023
  4. 672024
  5. 612025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,30
+0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than sufficient

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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
3,3%
matig, municipality 1,8%
Pile rot in 2050
3,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,6%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 40.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 495.100
Net labour participation
80%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
34,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)