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neighbourhood in Haarlem

Spijkerboorbuurt

2,055 residents · postal code 2037 · Part of Meerwijk, Haarlem

  • no. 10,455 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 85 of 97 in Haarlem

Scores per pillar

The Spijkerboorbuurt in Haarlem's Meerwijk is a densely built rental district: only 26 per cent of homes are owned and the same share are single-family houses. Amenities score 9.1, but nature sinks to 2.6 and social cohesion stays low at 2.9. Nearly four in ten households have children. Property values of 394,000 euro fall below the national middle. At 27 offences per 1,000 people present, crime runs above average.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.1 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
4.6 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.5
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 394,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
26%
Built after 2000
19%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 24%45–65 25%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
11,365

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Spijkerboorbuurt calculated?

Spijkerboorbuurt scores 4.0 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 Spijkerboorbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Spijkerboorbuurt scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.