neighbourhood in Haarlemmermeer
Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid
5,305 residents · postal code 2134 · Part of Hoofddorp, Haarlemmermeer
Everything for children close by, and little room
The primary school around the corner and four in ten households with children: that is where the 9.4 for families of Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid comes from, immediately the neighbourhood's strongest figure. Those are precisely the two components that weigh heaviest in this pillar.
Wealth lags behind that, and that is not self-evident. The property value is above the Dutch middle, slightly more households with a high income live there than usual and virtually nothing stands empty. The share of residents on social assistance is however almost three times as high here as nationally, and that drags the score down to a 6.4.
Furthermore everything is within a kilometre but for one thing: the railway station is kilometres away, and that is where the 7.2 for amenities is stuck.
- no. 2,283 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 16 of 93 in Haarlemmermeer
How Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid scores
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Is Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 98 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,859 — 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 Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid?
In Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid the police recorded 98 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (16 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 Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid calculated?
Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid 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 Hoofddorp Overbos Zuid 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.
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