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neighbourhood in Haarlem

Garenkokerskwartier

1,985 residents · postal code 2013 · Part of Zijlwegkwartier, Haarlem

  • no. 526 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 97 in Haarlem

Scores per pillar

Haarlem's Garenkokerskwartier ranks among the country's top-scoring neighbourhoods: an overall grade of 9.7, 9.4 for social cohesion and 9.2 for amenities. Three quarters of residents own and home values run to €670,000, far above the national middle. Safety is solid at 7.6, with 16.4 crimes per 1,000 people present. Only greenery lags, at 3.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.5 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.4
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 670,000
Owner-occupied
76%
Single-family homes
54%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 10%25–45 26%45–65 30%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
42%
Residents per km²
10,451

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Garenkokerskwartier calculated?

Garenkokerskwartier scores 9.7 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 Garenkokerskwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Garenkokerskwartier scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.