The population is growing about as fast as in Haarlem. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Haarlem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Sterrenbuurt is €616,000, 22% higher than in Haarlem (€505,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 33%, the same as in Haarlem. 62% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Haarlem (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€616,000
▲22% higher than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
=about the same as Haarlem (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
36%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲45 percentage points higher than Haarlem (48%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Built 1945–1964
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (10%)
Average WOZ value
€616,000
▲22% higher than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
=about the same as Haarlem (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲9 percentage points higher than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
36%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲45 percentage points higher than Haarlem (48%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Built 1945–1964
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 33% between 2021 and 2025, to €616,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€616,000▲ 22% above Haarlem
+33% 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: ~€292 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€292/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
113 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €616,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€138NL median
Water board levy€49–
Property tax (OZB)€38€54
Waste levy€34€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€154
Maintenance reserve€144–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Haarlem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 38th 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 113 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €616,000.
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
Sterrenbuurt has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Te Zaanenkwartier.
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: €616,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Sterrenbuurt
616,000
605
–
Noorderhout
613,000
20
–
Schotervlieland
666,000
362
–
De Krim
614,000
534
–
Sinnevelt
371,000
1,263
–
Planetenbuurt
671,000
668
–
Burgemeesterskwartier
607,000
550
–
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 owner-occupied, at 62% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied62%
Social housing36%
Private rent2%
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
93% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes93%
Multi-family homes7%
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
92% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 47% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Before 194592.1%
1945-19646.6%
1975-19911.3%
Explanation
Based on 606 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Haarlem average.
In 2025, 31 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Sterrenbuurt, 44% lower than in Haarlem (55). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 5%, 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
31
▼44% lower than Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲4% higher than Haarlem (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
31
▼44% lower than Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲4% higher than Haarlem (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Sterrenbuurt registered 31 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 55 in the municipality of Haarlem.
Sterrenbuurt31
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 Sterrenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 11.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.9 in the municipality of Haarlem.
SterrenbuurtHaarlem
Theft and burglary11.8
Haarlem 27.9▼ −58% vs Haarlem
Vandalism and public order7.8
Haarlem 7.1▲ +10% vs Haarlem
Traffic5.2
Haarlem 7.1▼ −27% vs Haarlem
Fraud and scams3.3
Haarlem 5.3▼ −38% vs Haarlem
Violence and threats2.0
Haarlem 5.6▼ −64% vs Haarlem
Other and withheld0.7
Haarlem 2.0▼ −65% 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 Sterrenbuurt registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 above the Haarlem average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Sterrenbuurt rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Haarlem. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 48%), fewer are overweight (41% against 45%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (46% against 50%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (60% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Sterrenbuurt, covering 74% of the area, against 55% in Haarlem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 16% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 15% in Haarlem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (15%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
60%
▲5 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (50%)
Overweight
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (45%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲19 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (15%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
60%
▲5 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (50%)
Overweight
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (45%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲19 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (9%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
75.8%
73.8%
Smokes
15.5%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
6.8%
Overweight
41.4%
45.2%
Lonely
42.6%
48.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.6%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
60%
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
16% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Traffic10.5%
Built-up73.7%
Recreation15.8%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
300 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2
GP practices
–
2.1
Daycares
–
3.9
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 about as fast as the Haarlem average.
Sterrenbuurt has 1,545 inhabitants (2026), or 8,080 per km² (40% higher than in Haarlem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 4%, the same as 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
+4%
=about the same as 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 45 to 65
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (26%)
Never married
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (56%)
Dutch origin
75%
▲13 percentage points higher than Haarlem (62%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+4%
=about the same as 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 45 to 65
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (26%)
Never married
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (56%)
Dutch origin
75%
▲13 percentage points higher than Haarlem (62%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,545.
Residents, 2026
1,545
+4% since 2021
Haarlem +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,080 residents per km², this buurt is 40% more densely populated than the municipality of Haarlem.
Residents per km²8,080
Dwellings per km²3,184.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15340
15 to 25200
25 to 45305
45 to 65450
65 to 80195
80 and over55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married880
Married520
Divorced95
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
76% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,170
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)140
Outside Europe240
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
54% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1210
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4280
Higher professional, university570
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
Sterrenbuurt has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 12% higher than in Haarlem (0.8). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Haarlem (24%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Haarlem (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▲12% higher than Haarlem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲10 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
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€616,000
▲55% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲10 percentage points higher than Haarlem (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▲12% higher than Haarlem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲10 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
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€616,000
▲55% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Haarlem (2025).
Petrol79.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.9%
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 14% to 21% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 3 percentage points below Haarlem (24%)
+7 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, 555 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars555
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
97% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (1.0%).
Residential97.3%
Retail0.2%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare1%
Industrial0.5%
Education0.3%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 623 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
8,080 residents per km²: 15 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,080
NL 539▲ +1399% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings7%
NL 37%▼ −81% vs NL
Average WOZ value€616,000
NL €398,000▲ +55% vs NL
Single-family dwellings93%
NL 63%▲ +48% 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