District Oude Stad

District in municipality Haarlem · Noord-Holland

  • 8.623 homes
  • 14.920 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1897
  • avg. WOZ € 513.000

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 Oude Stad

Homes
8.623
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1897
Average living area
90 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
8.622
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 70% 6.073
  • Mid-terrace house 23% 1.988
  • End-terrace house 5% 412
  • Semi-detached house 1% 94
  • Detached 1% 56

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 1.339
  • B 10% 842
  • C 15% 1.331
  • D 7% 632
  • E 6% 548
  • F 13% 1.081
  • G 29% 2.462
  • No label 4% 388

Building period

  • Built before 1945 72% 6.221
  • 1945–1969 1% 115
  • 1970–1989 13% 1.123
  • 1990–2009 8% 714
  • 2010 and later 5% 430
  • Unknown 0% 20

Residents

Residents
14.920
January 1, 2025
Households
8.635
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
58%
Households with children
15%
Population density
9.891
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,6 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 1.210
  • 15–25 years 10% 1.555
  • 25–45 years 39% 5.855
  • 45–65 years 26% 3.910
  • 65 years and older 16% 2.395

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 513.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
42%
Rental homes
58%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
27%
73% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
10%
New build in the year
84
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
1.960 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
80 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
6%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
3%

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
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
21
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.693 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
3.946 passenger cars
Company locations
4.650
of which 1.040 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)
58 dB
municipality 57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
28%
municipality 31%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
5%
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
16%
municipality 16%

Noise level of the 8.623 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 2.313
  • 56–60 dB: busy 49% 4.212
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 18% 1.557
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 5% 448
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 93

Flooding

Homes that may flood
8%
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
14,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
24%
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)
89%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
55%
municipality 70%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
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
176
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2.625
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
13 burglaries
Municipality
55
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 28% 731
  • Vernieling 6% 160
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 154
  • Mishandeling 5% 144
  • Bedreiging 2% 42
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 36
  • Drugshandel 1% 32
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 23

Per year

  1. 1.4152021
  2. 2.3142022
  3. 2.5042023
  4. 2.4632024
  5. 2.6412025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,25
+0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,28 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 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
€ 48.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 54.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 50.400
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
30,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Oude Stad 6