Professorenbuurt

Professorenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Boerhaavewijk district of Haarlem, with 1,325 residents and 533 homes. 32% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€347,000) is 31% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 107 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03921904 · 34 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,325residents1 January 2025

€347,000average WOZ home valueHaarlem: €505,000

50%green within 500 mHaarlem: 17%

107services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Professorenbuurt in HaarlemPostcodes in Professorenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Haarlem in grey

Map of Haarlem with Professorenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,325 residents in 560 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Haarlem.

16%

aged 0–14

16%

aged 15–24

26%

aged 25–44

15%

aged 65 and over

40%

one-person households

41%

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 Professorenbuurt is €347,000, against €505,000 in Haarlem.

533homes1 January 2025

29%single-family houses71% flats and apartments

32%owner-occupied63% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

930 m³gas per home per yearHaarlem: 800 m³

2,200 kWhelectricity per home per yearHaarlem: 2,160 kWh

0%homes off the gas gridHaarlem: 7%

16%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 Professorenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHaarlem: 39%

12%in the top 20% nationallyHaarlem: 23%

7.6%of residents live below the poverty lineHaarlem: 3.5%

€9,000median household wealthHaarlem: €131,000

58.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHaarlem: 74.0%

19.0%of workers are self-employedHaarlem: 19.0%

0.8cars 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 35 crimes in Professorenbuurt in 2025, 34% fewer than in 2024. That is 26.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.1 across Haarlem.

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Burglary of homes1

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

Threats1

Assault1

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 Professorenbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.5 km

Large supermarket0.7 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.4

Primary pupils living here120

Secondary pupils living here100

Business premises120

Residents per km²10,345

Land area13 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Haarlem.

Geneesherenbuurt Geleerdenbuurt Spijkerboorbuurt Nobelprijsbuurt Boerhaavevaart Archimedesbuurt Boerhaavewijk district