Built between 1992 and 2005: 27%, against 5% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Key figures
Built 1992–2005
27%
▲22 percentage points higher than Haarlem (5%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Haarlem (6%)
Built 1992–2005
27%
▲22 percentage points higher than Haarlem (5%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Haarlem (6%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Romolenpolder-west has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 16 crimes were registered, against 8 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
16
▲up from 8 in 2021
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
16
▲up from 8 in 2021
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
16 crimes were registered in Romolenpolder-west in 2025 (8 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
16
up from 8 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Romolenpolder-west is 'Theft and burglary': 6 in 2025.
Theft and burglary6
Vandalism and public order5
Violence and threats3
Traffic2
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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-west registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 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
Green space is above the Haarlem average.
Recreational land is the largest land use in Romolenpolder-west, covering 67% of the area, against 12% in Haarlem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 67% of the area, 52 percentage points above the 15% in Haarlem.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
67%
▲52 percentage points higher than Haarlem (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
67%
▲55 percentage points higher than Haarlem (12%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼51 percentage points lower than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
67%
▲52 percentage points higher than Haarlem (15%)
Recreation, share of the area
67%
▲55 percentage points higher than Haarlem (12%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼51 percentage points lower than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Land use
67% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Traffic7.4%
Built-up3.7%
Recreation66.7%
Agriculture7.4%
Water14.8%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,200 m
–
GP practice
1,200 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.4
GP practices
–
0.4
Daycares
–
2.2
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-west has 130 inhabitants (2026), or 575 per km² (90% lower than 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
+189%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Haarlem (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (30%)
Never married
81%
▲25 percentage points higher than Haarlem (56%)
European origin (not Dutch)
85%
▲72 percentage points higher than Haarlem (13%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+189%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Haarlem (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (30%)
Never married
81%
▲25 percentage points higher than Haarlem (56%)
European origin (not Dutch)
85%
▲72 percentage points higher than Haarlem (13%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 189% between 2021 and 2026, to 130.
Residents, 2026
130
+189% since 2021
Haarlem +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 575 residents per km², this buurt is 90% less densely populated than the municipality of Haarlem.
Residents per km²575
Dwellings per km²50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1515
15 to 2515
25 to 4540
45 to 6535
65 to 8020
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
82% of residents are never married.
Never married110
Married15
Divorced5
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have European origin (outside the Netherlands).
Netherlands15
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)115
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points more than in Haarlem (24%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
50%
▼37 percentage points lower than Haarlem (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
27%
▲26 percentage points higher than Haarlem (1%)
Sports, share of addresses
18%
▲18 percentage points higher than Haarlem (0%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
50%
▼37 percentage points lower than Haarlem (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
27%
▲26 percentage points higher than Haarlem (1%)
Sports, share of addresses
18%
▲18 percentage points higher than Haarlem (0%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Haarlem (2025).
Petrol66.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.3%
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 33% to 33% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
33%▲ 9 percentage points above Haarlem (24%)
+0 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, 15 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars15
Motorcycles0
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
50% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (27%).
Residential50%
Office9.1%
Assembly27.3%
Education4.5%
Sports18.2%
Other4.5%
Explanation
Based on 22 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
575 residents per km²: 7% more densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²575
NL 539▲ +7% 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