Natuurkundigenbuurt-west
Natuurkundigenbuurt-west is a neighbourhood in the Houtvaartkwartier district of Haarlem, with 1,305 residents and 600 homes. 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€514,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 136 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.
Who lives here.
1,305 residents in 605 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Haarlem.
Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Homes.
The average WOZ value of a home in Natuurkundigenbuurt-west is €514,000, against €505,000 in Haarlem.
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 Natuurkundigenbuurt-west compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).
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 25 crimes in Natuurkundigenbuurt-west in 2025, 34% fewer than in 2024. That is 19.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.1 across Haarlem.
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 Natuurkundigenbuurt-west, a highly urban area.
Distance to
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Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Schools in Natuurkundigenbuurt-west.
Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.
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.