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 Waarderpolder is €346,000. Between 2021 and 2024 the average WOZ value rose 18%, against a rise of 27% in Haarlem. 20% of the homes are owner-occupied, 33 percentage points less than in Haarlem (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€346,000
▼31% lower than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+18%
▼lower than Haarlem (+27%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼33 percentage points lower than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
80%
▲62 percentage points higher than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼30 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼43 percentage points lower than Haarlem (47%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Average WOZ value
€346,000
▼31% lower than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+18%
▼lower than Haarlem (+27%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼33 percentage points lower than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
80%
▲62 percentage points higher than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼30 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼43 percentage points lower than Haarlem (47%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Built 1975–1991
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 18% between 2021 and 2024, to €346,000.
Average WOZ value, 2024
€346,000▼ 28% below Haarlem
+18% since 2021
Haarlem +27%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€204 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€204/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
67 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €346,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€113NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€34€27
Property tax (OZB)€21€30
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€91
Maintenance reserve€85–
Buildings insurance€6–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Haarlem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 62nd 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 67 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €346,000.
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
Waarderpolder has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Waarder- en Veerpolder.
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: €346,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Waarderpolder
346,000
158
–
Sportliedenbuurt
618,000
792
–
Schoteroog en Veerpolder
168,000
12
–
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 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied20%
Private rent80%
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
82% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes18%
Multi-family homes82%
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
72% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 7% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Before 19453.8%
1945-19644.2%
1965-19743%
1975-19916.4%
1992-20058.3%
2006-20151.9%
2016 and later72.3%
Explanation
Based on 264 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, 714 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Waarderpolder, 13.0 times as high as in Haarlem (55). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 37%, 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
714
▲13 times as high as Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
-37%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
714
▲13 times as high as Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
-37%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Waarderpolder registered 714 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 55 in the municipality of Haarlem.
Waarderpolder714
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 Waarderpolder is 'Theft and burglary': 334.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.9 in the municipality of Haarlem.
WaarderpolderHaarlem
Theft and burglary334.7
Haarlem 27.9▲ +1100% vs Haarlem
Traffic187.8
Haarlem 7.1▲ +2545% vs Haarlem
Violence and threats73.5
Haarlem 5.6▲ +1212% vs Haarlem
Vandalism and public order55.1
Haarlem 7.1▲ +676% vs Haarlem
Fraud and scams30.6
Haarlem 5.3▲ +477% vs Haarlem
Other and withheld28.6
Haarlem 2.0▲ +1330% vs Haarlem
Environmental4.1
Haarlem 0.1▲ +4000% vs 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 Waarderpolder registered 47 traffic accidents, of which 21 with injury and 1 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 below the Haarlem average; green space is below the Haarlem average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Waarderpolder rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Haarlem. More adults feel lonely (55% against 48%), more smoke (24% against 18%) and more are overweight (49% against 45%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (53% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Waarderpolder, covering 78% 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)
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (15%)
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Lonely
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (48%)
Smokes
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Haarlem (18%)
Overweight
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (45%)
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
78%
▲23 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (15%)
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Lonely
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (48%)
Smokes
24%
▲6 percentage points higher than Haarlem (18%)
Overweight
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (45%)
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haarlem (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
78%
▲23 percentage points higher than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Haarlem (13%)
Recreation, share of the area
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Health
An estimated 71% 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
71.3%
73.8%
Smokes
23.9%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
7.6%
6.8%
Overweight
49.3%
45.2%
Lonely
55.2%
48.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
50.9%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.8%
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.
Traffic7.5%
Built-up78.2%
Other built-up3.1%
Recreation3.4%
Agriculture0.7%
Water7.2%
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 1600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,000 m
–
GP practice
2,100 m
–
Primary school
1,800 m
–
Daycare
1,600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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.
Waarderpolder has 630 inhabitants (2026), or 233 per km² (96% lower than in Haarlem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 162%, 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
+162%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+111%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (30%)
Never married
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than Haarlem (56%)
European origin (not Dutch)
50%
▲37 percentage points higher than Haarlem (13%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+162%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+111%
▲higher than Haarlem (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (30%)
Never married
68%
▲12 percentage points higher than Haarlem (56%)
European origin (not Dutch)
50%
▲37 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 162% between 2021 and 2026, to 630.
Residents, 2026
630
+162% since 2021
Haarlem +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 233 residents per km², this buurt is 96% less densely populated than the municipality of Haarlem.
Residents per km²233
Dwellings per km²58.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.2 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
37% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1570
15 to 25115
25 to 45240
45 to 65155
65 to 8050
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
68% of residents are never married.
Never married430
Married170
Divorced25
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have European origin (outside the Netherlands).
Netherlands175
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)315
Outside Europe140
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
53% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 29 percentage points more than in Haarlem (24%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
5%
▼14 percentage points lower than Haarlem (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than Haarlem (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (11%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
53%
▲29 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
10%
▼77 percentage points lower than Haarlem (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
71%
▲67 percentage points higher than Haarlem (4%)
Office, share of addresses
17%
▲16 percentage points higher than Haarlem (1%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Residents per km²
233
▼57% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
5%
▼14 percentage points lower than Haarlem (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than Haarlem (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Haarlem (11%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
53%
▲29 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Haarlem (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
10%
▼77 percentage points lower than Haarlem (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
71%
▲67 percentage points higher than Haarlem (4%)
Office, share of addresses
17%
▲16 percentage points higher than Haarlem (1%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Residents per km²
233
▼57% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 480 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie330
Handel en horeca480
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie220
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed110
Zakelijke dienstverlening470
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg85
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
53% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Haarlem (2025).
Petrol47.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)52.7%
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 51% to 53% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
53%▲ 29 percentage points above Haarlem (24%)
+2 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, 1,400 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,400
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
10% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (71%).
Residential10.4%
Retail0.5%
Office17.1%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial71.5%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other14.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,543 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
80% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent80%
NL 14%▲ +471% vs NL
Single-family dwellings18%
NL 63%▼ −71% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings20%
NL 57%▼ −65% vs NL
Residents per km²233
NL 539▼ −57% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings82%
NL 37%▲ +122% 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) 2025