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Oude Amsterdamsebuurt

Oude Amsterdamsebuurt is a neighbourhood in the Amsterdamsewijk district of Haarlem, with 2,730 residents and 1,456 homes. 41% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€420,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 433 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03920701 · 68 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,730residents1 January 2025
€420,000average WOZ home valueHaarlem: €505,000
3%green within 500 mHaarlem: 17%
433services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oude Amsterdamsebuurt in HaarlemPostcodes in Oude Amsterdamsebuurt highlighted; the rest of Haarlem in grey
Map of Haarlem with Oude Amsterdamsebuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,730 residents in 1,505 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Haarlem.

13%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
34%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
27%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Oude Amsterdamsebuurt is €420,000, against €505,000 in Haarlem.

1,456homes1 January 2025
42%single-family houses58% flats and apartments
41%owner-occupied43% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
660 m³gas per home per yearHaarlem: 800 m³
1,920 kWhelectricity per home per yearHaarlem: 2,160 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridHaarlem: 7%
17%homes with solar panelsHaarlem: 21%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Oude Amsterdamsebuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

52%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHaarlem: 39%
16%in the top 20% nationallyHaarlem: 23%
4.4%of residents live below the poverty lineHaarlem: 3.5%
€30,000median household wealthHaarlem: €131,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHaarlem: 74.0%
42%with a university or higher professional degreeHaarlem: 45%
17.0%of workers are self-employedHaarlem: 19.0%
0.6cars per householdHaarlem: 0.7

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 152 crimes in Oude Amsterdamsebuurt in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 55.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.1 across Haarlem.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds28
Other property crime19
Vandalism and criminal damage17
Theft from vehicles7
Threats7
Assault7
Driving under the influence6
Burglary of homes2
Vehicle theft2

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Oude Amsterdamsebuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km20.1
Primary pupils living here180
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises380
Residents per km²14,112
Land area19 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Schools in Oude Amsterdamsebuurt.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Basisschool St FranciscusPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Haarlem.

BurgwalPotgieterbuurtKruistochtbuurtVan ZeggelenbuurtRozenprieel-noordKarolingenbuurtAmsterdamsewijk district