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De Burgen

De Burgen is a neighbourhood in the Molenwijk district of Haarlem, with 1,850 residents and 1,000 homes. 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€339,000) is 33% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 88 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03922005 · 48 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,850residents1 January 2025
€339,000average WOZ home valueHaarlem: €505,000
19%green within 500 mHaarlem: 17%
88services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Burgen in HaarlemPostcodes in De Burgen highlighted; the rest of Haarlem in grey
Map of Haarlem with De Burgen highlighted

Who lives here.

1,850 residents in 1,020 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Haarlem.

10%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
22%
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 De Burgen is €339,000, against €505,000 in Haarlem.

1,000homes1 January 2025
0%single-family houses100% flats and apartments
90%owner-occupied0% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
1,050 m³gas per home per yearHaarlem: 800 m³
1,860 kWhelectricity per home per yearHaarlem: 2,160 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridHaarlem: 7%
0%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 De Burgen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

32%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHaarlem: 39%
11%in the top 20% nationallyHaarlem: 23%
2.5%of residents live below the poverty lineHaarlem: 3.5%
€210,000median household wealthHaarlem: €131,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHaarlem: 74.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degreeHaarlem: 45%
13.0%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 65 crimes in De Burgen in 2025, 12% fewer than in 2024. That is 35.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.1 across Haarlem.

Vandalism and criminal damage13
Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Theft from vehicles5
Other property crime3
Burglary of homes2
Vehicle theft2
Threats2
Assault2
Street robbery2
Driving under the influence2

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 De Burgen, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.1
Primary pupils living here90
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises230
Residents per km²12,282
Land area15 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Haarlem.

EllertsveldHondsbos-DeverWaddenbuurtSaeftinge-NemelaarErasmusbuurtWinkelcentrum SchalkwijkMolenwijk district