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neighbourhood in Haarlem

Planetenbuurt

1,770 residents · postal code 2024 · Part of Te Zaanenkwartier, Haarlem

  • no. 106 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 97 in Haarlem

Scores per pillar

With property values of €671,000 and 92 percent owner-occupied, the Planetenbuurt is a sought-after Haarlem family district. Its overall grade of 9.9 places it among the hundred highest-scoring neighbourhoods nationally, alongside 9.7 for housing and 9.6 for amenities. Yet it is densely built — more than 13,500 residents per square kilometre — and greenery, at 2.6, is almost absent.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.3
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 671,000
Owner-occupied
92%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 23%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 29%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
51%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
13,582

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Planetenbuurt calculated?

Planetenbuurt scores 9.9 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 Planetenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Planetenbuurt scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.