The population is shrinking, while it grows 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 Spaarndam is €551,000, 9% higher than in Haarlem (€505,000). Between 2016 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 92%, against a rise of 121% in Haarlem. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Haarlem (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€551,000
▲9% higher than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2016
+92%
▼lower than Haarlem (+121%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲10 percentage points higher than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
23%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲39 percentage points higher than Haarlem (48%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (6%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haarlem (13%)
Average WOZ value
€551,000
▲9% higher than Haarlem (€505,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2016
+92%
▼lower than Haarlem (+121%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲10 percentage points higher than Haarlem (53%)
Social housing
23%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haarlem (29%)
Private rent
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (18%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲39 percentage points higher than Haarlem (48%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haarlem (6%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haarlem (12%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haarlem (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 92% between 2016 and 2025, to €551,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€551,000▲ 9% above Haarlem
+92% since 2016
Haarlem +121%
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: ~€266 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€266/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
98 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €551,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€47–
Waste levy€34€27
Property tax (OZB)€34€48
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€134
Maintenance reserve€125–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Haarlem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 43rd 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 98 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €551,000.
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
Spaarndam has the 8th-highest WOZ value of the 21 wijken in the municipality of Haarlem.
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: €551,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Spaarndam
551,000
297
–
Oude Stad
525,000
8,743
–
Haarlemmerhoutkwartier
746,000
6,302
–
Zijlwegkwartier
574,000
3,967
–
Houtvaartkwartier
564,000
3,937
–
Delftwijk
372,000
2,716
–
Duinwijk
649,000
2,668
–
Waarder- en Veerpolder
600,000
962
–
Amsterdamsewijk
432,000
4,143
–
Slachthuiswijk
425,000
3,516
–
Parkwijk
431,000
3,202
–
Transvaalwijk
443,000
4,435
–
Indischewijk
498,000
4,030
–
Ter Kleefkwartier
682,000
5,552
–
Te Zaanenkwartier
551,000
4,002
–
Vogelenwijk
482,000
2,113
–
Vondelkwartier
475,000
2,370
–
Europawijk
350,000
5,048
–
Boerhaavewijk
421,000
4,194
–
Molenwijk
388,000
3,973
–
Meerwijk
359,000
4,260
–
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 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied63%
Social housing23%
Private rent13%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
64% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 47% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Before 194564.3%
1945-19648.4%
1965-19748.4%
1975-199115.2%
1992-20053%
2006-20150.7%
Explanation
Based on 297 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, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Spaarndam, 69% lower than in Haarlem (55). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 62%, 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
17
▼69% lower than Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
-62%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼59% lower than Haarlem (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼69% lower than Haarlem (55)
Change since 2021
-62%
▼lower than Haarlem (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼59% lower than Haarlem (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Spaarndam registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 55 in the municipality of Haarlem.
Spaarndam17
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 Spaarndam is 'Theft and burglary': 10.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.9 in the municipality of Haarlem.
SpaarndamHaarlem
Theft and burglary10.3
Haarlem 27.9▼ −63% vs Haarlem
Traffic3.4
Haarlem 7.1▼ −52% vs Haarlem
Vandalism and public order1.7
Haarlem 7.1▼ −76% vs Haarlem
Violence and threats1.7
Haarlem 5.6▼ −70% vs Haarlem
Fraud and scams0.0
Haarlem 5.3▼ −100% vs Haarlem
Environmental0.0
Haarlem 0.1≈ Haarlem
Other and withheld0.0
Haarlem 2.0▼ −100% 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 2023, police in Spaarndam registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Haarlem average; green space is below the Haarlem average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Spaarndam rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Haarlem. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 48%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 50%) and fewer smoke (15% against 18%), but more are overweight (48% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Spaarndam, covering 49% of the area, against 13% in Haarlem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 10 percentage points below the 15% in Haarlem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Haarlem (15%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Haarlem (50%)
Smokes
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (18%)
Overweight
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (45%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▼44 percentage points lower than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
49%
▲36 percentage points higher than Haarlem (13%)
Water, share of the area
30%
▲21 percentage points higher than Haarlem (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Haarlem (15%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than Haarlem (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Haarlem (50%)
Smokes
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (18%)
Overweight
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (45%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▼44 percentage points lower than Haarlem (55%)
Agriculture, share of the area
49%
▲36 percentage points higher than Haarlem (13%)
Water, share of the area
30%
▲21 percentage points higher than Haarlem (9%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
78%
73.8%
Smokes
14.6%
17.8%
Excessive drinking
8.6%
6.8%
Overweight
48.3%
45.2%
Lonely
40.5%
48.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.4%
50.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.4%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Haarlem.
Traffic4%
Built-up11.1%
Recreation4%
Agriculture49.5%
Forest and nature1%
Water30.3%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Haarlem.
Spaarndam has 585 inhabitants (2026), or 851 per km² (85% lower than in Haarlem). Between 2016 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 7% 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 2016
-1%
▼lower than Haarlem (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Haarlem (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Haarlem (26%)
Never married
48%
▼8 percentage points lower than Haarlem (56%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲23 percentage points higher than Haarlem (62%)
D66, share of the vote
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2016
-1%
▼lower than Haarlem (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Haarlem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Haarlem (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Haarlem (26%)
Never married
48%
▼8 percentage points lower than Haarlem (56%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲23 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 held steady between 2016 and 2026, at 585.
Residents, 2026
585
-1% since 2016
Haarlem +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 851 residents per km², this wijk is 85% less densely populated than the municipality of Haarlem.
Residents per km²851
Dwellings per km²430.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.5 died per 1,000.
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1585
15 to 2560
25 to 45100
45 to 65185
65 to 80125
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married280
Married225
Divorced45
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands500
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4170
Higher professional, university190
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
Spaarndam has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 38% higher than in Haarlem (0.8). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Haarlem (24%).
Key figures
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (4%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (11%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲38% higher than Haarlem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2016
+12 pp
▲higher than Haarlem (+10 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Haarlem (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Haarlem (2%)
Residents per km²
851
▲58% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€551,000
▲38% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (4%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
15%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haarlem (11%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haarlem (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲38% higher than Haarlem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haarlem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2016
+12 pp
▲higher than Haarlem (+10 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than Haarlem (87%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haarlem (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Haarlem (2%)
Residents per km²
851
▲58% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€551,000
▲38% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
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 14% to 27% between 2016 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 3 percentage points above Haarlem (24%)
+13 pp since 2016
Haarlem +10 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, 320 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars320
Motorcycles35
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential92.2%
Retail0.6%
Office1.9%
Assembly2.5%
Industrial3.1%
Education0.3%
Other0.9%
Explanation
Based on 322 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
13% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Residents per km²851
NL 539▲ +58% vs NL
Average WOZ value€551,000
NL €398,000▲ +38% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% vs NL
Social housing23%
NL 28%▼ −18% 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