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neighbourhood in Haarlem

Sinnevelt

2,275 residents · postal code 2024 · Part of Te Zaanenkwartier, Haarlem

  • no. 5,210 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 63 of 97 in Haarlem

Scores per pillar

Sinnevelt in northern Haarlem is a neighbourhood of walk-up flats and maisonettes: only 19 percent single-family, yet 68 percent owner-occupied — Haarlem starters buy their first floor-through here. Amenities score 9.1, the socio-economic position a tidy 7.5. Green space is scarce on paper (2.8), though the Schoterbos park sits next door. Over a quarter of residents are 65-plus. Overall: 7.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.9 km
Hospital
2.4 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.1
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 371,000
Owner-occupied
68%
Single-family homes
19%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 8%25–45 32%45–65 22%65+ 27%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
56%
Residents per km²
7,831

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Sinnevelt calculated?

Sinnevelt scores 7.0 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 Sinnevelt a safe neighbourhood?

Sinnevelt scores 6.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.