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neighbourhood in Haarlem

Nachtegaalbuurt

2,365 residents · postal code 2025 · Part of Vogelenwijk, Haarlem

  • no. 1,919 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 37 of 97 in Haarlem

Scores per pillar

At 15,244 residents per square kilometre, Haarlem's Nachtegaalbuurt is among the most densely built districts here. Amenities are within walking distance (a 9.8), but greenery is almost entirely absent — nature a 2.7. It is an ownership district (77 per cent) with many families, a social grade of 8.3 and an overall 8.9. The average home is worth €440,000, just above the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
3.1 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 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
19.9
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 440,000
Owner-occupied
77%
Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 10%25–45 34%45–65 26%65+ 10%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
42%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
15,244

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nachtegaalbuurt calculated?

Nachtegaalbuurt scores 8.9 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 Nachtegaalbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Nachtegaalbuurt scores 7.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.