neighbourhood in Haarlemmermeer
Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord
2,595 residents · postal code 2152 · Part of Nieuw-Vennep, Haarlemmermeer
Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord, in Haarlemmermeer, scores above the national average on nearly every measure, with an overall grade of 8.3. Safety (7.9) is the strongest pillar, and at 18.2 crimes per 1,000 people present the area sits below the national median of 24.1. Home values of €449,000 exceed the national median of €422,000, with 37 percent of the stock built since 2000. With 41 percent of households raising children, this reads as a comfortable, family-oriented new-build suburb, with space & quiet (4.1) the only pillar that doesn't stand out.
- no. 3,362 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 23 of 93 in Haarlemmermeer
How Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 55 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 Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+18%
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
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,791 — 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
How is the grade for Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord calculated?
Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord scores 8.1 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord a safe neighbourhood?
Nieuw-Vennep Welgelegen Noord scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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