The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Harlingen
9.0Number 1Verspreide huizen HarlingenThe quietest neighbourhood in Harlingen is Verspreide huizen Harlingen (9.0), with 22 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Harlingen: 5 in the centre, 3 in the north and 2 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 7 of the 11 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 107 times as high. Of the 11 neighbourhoods in Harlingen with a grade for quiet, 1 reaches a 7.0 or higher. Harlingen as a whole comes out at a 4.9, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Harlingen lives, there are 2,891 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 22 in Verspreide huizen Harlingen to 3,561 in Binnenstad.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Harlingen
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Harlingen
185 residents
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- 26.8
Verspreide huizen Wijnaldum
165 residents
30 residents per km² · 1% water
- 36.0
Oosterpark
7,405 residents
3,266 residents per km² · 2% water
- 45.5
Verspreide huizen Midlum
110 residents
25 residents per km² · 2% water
- 54.9
Koningsbuurt
370 residents
587 residents per km² · 14% water
- 64.6
Wijnaldum
320 residents
1,764 residents per km²
- 74.5
De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes
A residential area despite the name: 1,830 residents, mostly rental homes.
1,830 residents
2,611 residents per km² · 16% water
- 84.3
Midlum
515 residents
2,288 residents per km²
- 93.8
Plan-Zuid
1,050 residents
1,134 residents per km² · 5% water
- 103.7
Trebolbuurt
815 residents
3,037 residents per km² · 4% water
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Verspreide huizen Harlingen at the top?
Verspreide huizen Harlingen scores a 9.0 on this list, with 22 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Harlingen that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.