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Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Haarlem
Living in Romolenpolder-oost
The population is growing faster than in Haarlem. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Haarlem, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Romolenpolder-oost is €486,000, 4% lower than in Haarlem (€505,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 27%, against a rise of 33% in Haarlem. 25% of the homes are owner-occupied, 28 percentage points less than in Haarlem (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€486,000
▼4% lower than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+27%
▼lower than Haarlem (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼28 percentage points lower than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
75%
▲57 percentage points higher than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
17%
▼31 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (6%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (5%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Average WOZ value
€486,000
▼4% lower than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+27%
▼lower than Haarlem (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼28 percentage points lower than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
75%
▲57 percentage points higher than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
17%
▼31 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (6%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (5%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 27% between 2021 and 2025, to €486,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€486,000▼ 4% below Haarlem
+27% since 2021
Haarlem +33%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€256 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€256/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
95 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €486,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€34€27
Property tax (OZB)€30€43
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€130
Maintenance reserve€121–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Haarlem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 46th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 95 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €486,000.
Levies: Haarlem's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Romolenpolder-oost has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Boerhaavewijk.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €486,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Romolenpolder-oost
486,000
932
–
Boerhaavevaart
614,000
384
–
Geleerdenbuurt
391,000
1,207
–
Professorenbuurt
347,000
533
–
Geneesherenbuurt
370,000
1,138
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is private rent, at 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied25%
Private rent75%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
83% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes17%
Multi-family homes83%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
62% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 7% in the municipality of Haarlem.
1965-197410.4%
1975-199112%
1992-20050.1%
2006-201515.2%
2016 and later62.3%
Explanation
Based on 923 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Haarlem average.
In 2025, 127 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Romolenpolder-oost, 2.3 times as high as in Haarlem (55). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 16%, against a rise of 21% in Haarlem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
127
▲2.3 times as high as Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
+16%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
▲19% higher than Haarlem (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
127
▲2.3 times as high as Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
+16%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
▲19% higher than Haarlem (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Romolenpolder-oost registered 127 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 55 in the municipality of Haarlem.
Romolenpolder-oost127
The municipality of Haarlem55
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Romolenpolder-oost is 'Theft and burglary': 63.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.9 in the municipality of Haarlem.
Romolenpolder-oostHaarlem
Theft and burglary63.5
Haarlem 27.9▲ +128% vs Haarlem
Traffic22.3
Haarlem 7.1▲ +214% vs Haarlem
Violence and threats19.5
Haarlem 5.6▲ +248% vs Haarlem
Vandalism and public order11.1
Haarlem 7.1▲ +56% vs Haarlem
Other and withheld5.6
Haarlem 2.0▲ +180% vs Haarlem
Fraud and scams5.0
Haarlem 5.3▼ −6% vs Haarlem
Environmental0.0
Haarlem 0.1≈ Haarlem
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Romolenpolder-oost registered 20 traffic accidents, of which 9 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Haarlem average; green space is below the Haarlem average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Romolenpolder-oost rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Haarlem. Fewer adults are overweight (40% against 45%), fewer drink excessively (5% against 7%) and fewer smoke (17% against 18%), but more report anxiety or depression (52% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Romolenpolder-oost, covering 72% of the area, against 55% in Haarlem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 15% in Haarlem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (15%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haarlem (50%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (7%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▼1 percentage point lower than Haarlem (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲17 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (15%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haarlem (50%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (7%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▼1 percentage point lower than Haarlem (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲17 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Health
An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Haarlem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Haarlem
Good self-rated health
80.6%
73.8%
Smokes
17.4%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
6.8%
Overweight
40.2%
45.2%
Lonely
47.8%
48.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
52.2%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
53.7%
54.8%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Traffic15.4%
Built-up71.8%
Other built-up10.3%
Recreation2.6%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
900 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.7
GP practices
–
0.9
Daycares
–
2.9
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Haarlem average.
Romolenpolder-oost has 1,740 inhabitants (2026), or 4,592 per km² (21% lower than in Haarlem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 67%, against a rise of 4% in Haarlem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Haarlem was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 26% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+67%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+87%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
57%
▲27 percentage points higher than Haarlem (30%)
Never married
64%
▲8 percentage points higher than Haarlem (56%)
Dutch origin
53%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (62%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+67%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+87%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
57%
▲27 percentage points higher than Haarlem (30%)
Never married
64%
▲8 percentage points higher than Haarlem (56%)
Dutch origin
53%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (62%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 67% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,740.
Residents, 2026
1,740
+67% since 2021
Haarlem +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,592 residents per km², this buurt is 21% less densely populated than the municipality of Haarlem.
Residents per km²4,592
Dwellings per km²2,452.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 19.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
57% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15295
15 to 25110
25 to 45990
45 to 65265
65 to 8075
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
64% of residents are never married.
Never married1,115
Married530
Divorced85
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
53% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands920
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)215
Outside Europe600
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
61% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4420
Higher professional, university900
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Haarlem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Haarlem voted. The largest party was D66 with 26% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HaarlemThe Netherlands
D66
25.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10%
16.7%
VVD
11.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
22.3%
12.8%
CDA
6.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
15.3%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Romolenpolder-oost has an average of 0.8 cars per household, about the same as in Haarlem (0.8). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Haarlem (24%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Haarlem (19%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Haarlem (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
=about the same as Haarlem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+11 pp
▲higher than Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (2%)
Private rent
75%
▲61 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
17%
▼46 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Haarlem (19%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Haarlem (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
=about the same as Haarlem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+11 pp
▲higher than Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (2%)
Private rent
75%
▲61 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
17%
▼46 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 95 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie50
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening95
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg80
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Haarlem (2025).
Petrol73.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.6%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 16% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 3 percentage points above Haarlem (24%)
+11 pp since 2021
Haarlem +9 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 700 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars700
Motorcycles50
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (1%).
Residential95.8%
Retail0.3%
Office0.8%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare1.2%
Industrial0.1%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 963 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
4,592 residents per km²: 8.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,592
NL 539▲ +752% vs NL
Private rent75%
NL 14%▲ +436% vs NL
Single-family dwellings17%
NL 63%▼ −73% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings25%
NL 57%▼ −56% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings83%
NL 37%▲ +124% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026