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Archimedesbuurt

1,935 residents · postal code 2037 · Part of Meerwijk, Haarlem

  • no. 12,076 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 95 of 97 in Haarlem

Scores per pillar

The Archimedesbuurt in Meerwijk is Haarlem's most densely built southeastern corner: over 12,000 residents per square kilometre, three quarters rental and 53 percent single households. The supermarket 400 metres away keeps amenities at 9.2. Crime runs above the median at 31 per 1,000 people present. Overall: 3.1.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
4.5 km
Hospital
2.4 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
31.5
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 320,000
Owner-occupied
24%
Single-family homes
29%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 10%25–45 27%45–65 26%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
12,165

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Archimedesbuurt calculated?

Archimedesbuurt scores 3.1 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Archimedesbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Archimedesbuurt scores 3.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.