district in Haarlem
Indischewijk
Indischewijk has 5 neighbourhoods with 9,315 residents in total.
The Indischewijk in Haarlem-Noord carries names such as the Soendabuurt and the Molukkenbuurt, five neighbourhoods and over 9,300 residents together. The scores are broad and high: amenities 9.4, wealth and income 7.6 and safety 6.9. Only quiet and nature trails clearly at 3.1, the single weak spot. With an overall of 7.6, this sought-after pre-war district ranks among the best-scoring in the set: close-knit, complete and safe, but hard-surfaced.
no. 4 of the 21 districts of Haarlem
Short answer: Indischewijk scores 9.3 as a district of Haarlem, no. 4 of the 21 districts of Haarlem. Its strongest neighbourhood is Medanbuurt (9.9), the lowest-scoring Nieuw-Guineabuurt (8.0). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 9,315 residents in total.
Key figures for Indischewijk
- residents
- 9,315
- neighbourhoods
- 5
- km² of land
- 0.7
How Indischewijk 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, 346 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
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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
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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.
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
Indischewijk has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1519%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4531%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+13%
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
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
12,929 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Indischewijk, weighted by population.
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