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Potgieterbuurt

1,895 residents · postal code 2032 · Part of Amsterdamsewijk, Haarlem

  • no. 1,237 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 33 of 97 in Haarlem
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Scores per pillar

The Potgieterbuurt is densely built Haarlem: more than 15,000 residents per square kilometre, yet with scores that do not suffer for it. Amenities reach a 9.7, the overall grade a 9.3, safety a 9.0, with crime below the national middle. Owning and renting are mixed and a fifth of residents are under fifteen. Only nature trails far behind at 2.6, and the average home is valued at €470,000, above the middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.0 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.6
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 470,000
Owner-occupied
53%
Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 9%25–45 36%45–65 23%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
15,528

Nearby neighbourhoods

Van Zeggelenbuurt

Haarlem

7.9

Oude Amsterdamsebuurt

Haarlem

6.3

Cremerbuurt

Haarlem

5.8

Kruistochtbuurt

Haarlem

6.2

Componistenbuurt

Haarlem

4.7

Burgwal

Haarlem

7.1

Similar neighbourhoods

De Geer

Wijk bij Duurstede

9.3

Stadsrand Dalem Noord

Tilburg

9.3

Koningshof

Pijnacker-Nootdorp

9.3

Plakse Wei

Lingewaard

9.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Potgieterbuurt calculated?

Potgieterbuurt scores 9.3 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 Potgieterbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Potgieterbuurt scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.