Municipality Haarlem

Municipality · Noord-Holland

  • 84.856 homes
  • 168.743 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1953
  • avg. WOZ € 483.000

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 Haarlem

Homes
84.856
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1953
Average living area
96 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
79.434
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 54% 45.569
  • Mid-terrace house 36% 30.695
  • End-terrace house 8% 6.926
  • Semi-detached house 1% 942
  • Detached 1% 724

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 18.392
  • B 9% 7.812
  • C 19% 15.703
  • D 9% 7.498
  • E 9% 7.958
  • F 14% 11.730
  • G 12% 9.959
  • No label 7% 5.804

Building period

  • Built before 1945 44% 37.755
  • 1945–1969 16% 13.342
  • 1970–1989 15% 13.140
  • 1990–2009 9% 7.844
  • 2010 and later 15% 12.728
  • Unknown 0% 47

Residents

Residents
168.743
January 1, 2025
Households
80.862
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
44%
Households with children
31%
Population density
5.739
inhabitants per km²
Area
32,1 km²
of which 2,9 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 27.435
  • 15–25 years 10% 17.630
  • 25–45 years 30% 50.252
  • 45–65 years 26% 43.736
  • 65 years and older 18% 29.690

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 483.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
47%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
49%
51% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
877
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
2.160 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
20%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
17
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.699 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
57.691 passenger cars
Company locations
28.305
of which 4.025 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)
57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
16%

Noise level of the 84.856 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 3.069
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 40% 33.762
  • 56–60 dB: busy 34% 28.437
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 18% 14.885
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 5% 4.210
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 493

Flooding

Homes that may flood
8%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,5 µg/m³
98% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
95% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
92%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
8%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
74%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
55
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
9.319
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
156 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 21% 1.925
  • Vernieling 10% 954
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 459
  • Mishandeling 5% 455
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 314
  • Bedreiging 2% 222
  • Woninginbraak 2% 156
  • Drugshandel 1% 128

Per year

  1. 7.3982021
  2. 8.8912022
  3. 9.6822023
  4. 9.5592024
  5. 9.2962025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,13 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,05 weak

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)
−1,4 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,8%
laag
Pile rot in 2050
1,8%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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
€ 39.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 48.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 130.900
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
26,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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