District Meerwijk

District in municipality Haarlem · Noord-Holland

  • 5.453 homes
  • 9.570 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1989
  • avg. WOZ € 325.000

Map

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 Meerwijk

Homes
5.453
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1989
Average living area
87 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.098
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 75% 4.092
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 1.006
  • End-terrace house 6% 346
  • Detached 0% 7
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 1.465
  • B 9% 492
  • C 27% 1.485
  • D 9% 488
  • E 4% 226
  • F 1% 75
  • G 1% 28
  • No label 22% 1.194

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 6
  • 1945–1969 25% 1.382
  • 1970–1989 36% 1.937
  • 1990–2009 8% 440
  • 2010 and later 31% 1.688

Residents

Residents
9.570
January 1, 2025
Households
4.145
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
43%
Households with children
36%
Population density
6.358
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 1.690
  • 15–25 years 12% 1.140
  • 25–45 years 27% 2.555
  • 45–65 years 25% 2.375
  • 65 years and older 19% 1.810

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 325.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
22%
Rental homes
78%
70% housing association
Single-family homes
33%
67% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
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
2.030 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
170 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
760 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
15%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.508 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
3.126 passenger cars
Company locations
870
of which 160 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
29%
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
11%
municipality 16%

Noise level of the 5.453 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 62% 3.380
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 1.474
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 474
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 125

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
0,6 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
96% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
86%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °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%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
96%
municipality 74%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
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
48
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
459
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,1
17 burglaries
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 81
  • Vernieling 10% 47
  • Mishandeling 6% 27
  • Bedreiging 5% 22
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 22
  • Woninginbraak 4% 17
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 10
  • Drugshandel 2% 8

Per year

  1. 4032021
  2. 4592022
  3. 4792023
  4. 5082024
  5. 4862025

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
+0,03
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 25.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 32.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 9.400
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Meerwijk 7