neighbourhood in Haarlemmermeer

Badhoevedorp Bouwlust

3,265 residents · postal code 1171 · Part of Badhoevedorp, Haarlemmermeer

Top 18% in the Netherlands

Well-off, but not spacious

In Badhoevedorp Bouwlust no social assistance benefits are recorded at all. That is the sharpest measurement this neighbourhood has, and together with a property value of almost twice the national middle and a broad top income group it lifts the wealth & income pillar to 9.6.

One component of that same pillar points firmly the other way: vacancy is at roughly three times the national median. It is the only figure here that does not fit the prosperous picture, and it sits in the wealth & income pillar itself, not somewhere else.

More than half of households have children and over a quarter of residents are under fifteen — one of the youngest populations you will find in this size class. The quiet & nature pillar lags at 4.4 through little greenery in the surrounding area, a thin tree canopy and a noise level above the middle.

no. 2,316 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 17 of 93 in Haarlemmermeer

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Is Badhoevedorp Bouwlust a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Badhoevedorp Bouwlust comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

22.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

11.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 100 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.0 km

GP practice

1.0 km

Train station

6.3 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

5.5 km

Café

1.1 km

Library

1.0 km

Motorway ramp

0.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 796,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

41%

Low incomes

28%

Vacancy

12%

Owner-occupied

85%

Social housing

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

83%

Built after 2000

56%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

3,971 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

43%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,370

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.3 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

1.0 km

Households with children

56%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

3.1 km

Residents under 15

27%

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Who lives here

Badhoevedorp Bouwlust has strikingly many children under 15: 27%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1527%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6521%
NL median 28%
65+17%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.8 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
23% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
56% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,971 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Badhoevedorp Bouwlust a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Badhoevedorp Bouwlust comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Badhoevedorp Bouwlust?

In Badhoevedorp Bouwlust the police recorded 100 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Badhoevedorp Bouwlust calculated?

Badhoevedorp Bouwlust scores 8.7 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Badhoevedorp Bouwlust lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.