Meerwijk

Meerwijk is one of 21 districts in Haarlem, with 9,570 residents and 4,260 homes in 7 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €359,000 is 29% below the municipal average. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 039221 · 7 neighbourhoods · 195 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

9,570residents1 January 2025

€359,000average WOZ home valueHaarlem: €505,000

25%green within 500 mHaarlem: 17%

102services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Haarlem with Meerwijk highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Meerwijk.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 108 neighbourhoods in Haarlem.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Winkelcentrum Schalkwijk	615	€355k	0%	0%	15%	14%	120
Spijkerboorbuurt	2,055	€394k	26%	26%	23%	22%	110
Nobelprijsbuurt	2,435	€388k	30%	57%	17%	42%	96
Poelpolder-zuid	15	–	–	–	67%	62%	70
Archimedesbuurt	1,935	€320k	24%	29%	19%	16%	106
Erasmusbuurt	2,515	€334k	16%	28%	18%	18%	99
Meerwijkplas	0	–	–	–	–	29%	89

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Meerwijk is €359,000, against €505,000 in Haarlem.

4,260homes1 January 2025

32%single-family houses68% flats and apartments

22%owner-occupied67% housing association

11%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

730 m³gas per home per yearHaarlem: 800 m³

2,060 kWhelectricity per home per yearHaarlem: 2,160 kWh

11%homes off the gas gridHaarlem: 7%

15%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 Meerwijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

54%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHaarlem: 39%

11%in the top 20% nationallyHaarlem: 23%

6.3%of residents live below the poverty lineHaarlem: 3.5%

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

60.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHaarlem: 74.0%

20%with a university or higher professional degreeHaarlem: 45%

15.0%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 486 crimes in Meerwijk in 2025, 4% fewer than in 2024. That is 50.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.1 across Haarlem.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds78

Other property crime42

Assault41

Vandalism and criminal damage37

Threats29

Burglary of homes10

Theft from vehicles6

Vehicle theft6

Driving under the influence6

Pickpocketing1

Public violence against people1

Street robbery1

Hold-up robbery1

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 Meerwijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.6

Primary pupils living here930

Secondary pupils living here590

Business premises945

Residents per km²6,614

Land area145 ha