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neighbourhood in Haarlem

Burgwal

2,335 residents · postal code 2011 · Part of Oude Stad, Haarlem

  • no. 5,085 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 62 of 97 in Haarlem

Scores per pillar

Burgwal lies in Haarlem's old centre, densely built and with a restaurant within two hundred metres of nearly every door. This is a neighbourhood of people living alone: 57 percent of households are one-person and barely eight percent of residents are under fifteen. The average home value, at €478,000, sits above the national middle, and amenities score a 9.3. The flip side is safety, a 4.6 against 28.4 crimes per 1,000 people present.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.4
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 478,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
30%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 11%25–45 36%45–65 29%65+ 16%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
17%
Single-person households
57%
Residents per km²
13,079

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Burgwal calculated?

Burgwal scores 7.1 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 Burgwal a safe neighbourhood?

Burgwal scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.