Vogelenwijk

Vogelenwijk is one of 21 districts in Haarlem, with 4,980 residents and 2,113 homes in 4 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €482,000 is 5% below the municipal average. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 039214 · 4 neighbourhoods · 114 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

4,980residents1 January 2025

€482,000average WOZ home valueHaarlem: €505,000

27%green within 500 mHaarlem: 17%

134services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Haarlem with Vogelenwijk highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Vogelenwijk.

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
Nachtegaalbuurt	2,365	€440k	77%	71%	10%	22%	139
Meeuwenbuurt	1,135	€489k	64%	80%	15%	30%	134
Dietsveld	1,450	€550k	94%	75%	16%	31%	128
Spaarndammerpolder-zuid	35	–	–	–	29%	57%	67

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 Vogelenwijk is €482,000, against €505,000 in Haarlem.

2,113homes1 January 2025

74%single-family houses26% flats and apartments

78%owner-occupied14% housing association

0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

880 m³gas per home per yearHaarlem: 800 m³

2,230 kWhelectricity per home per yearHaarlem: 2,160 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridHaarlem: 7%

30%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 Vogelenwijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

28%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHaarlem: 39%

32%in the top 20% nationallyHaarlem: 23%

1.7%of residents live below the poverty lineHaarlem: 3.5%

€301,000median household wealthHaarlem: €131,000

80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHaarlem: 74.0%

46%with a university or higher professional degreeHaarlem: 45%

15.0%of workers are self-employedHaarlem: 19.0%

0.9cars 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 116 crimes in Vogelenwijk in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 23.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.1 across Haarlem.

Vandalism and criminal damage20

Theft of bicycles and mopeds17

Other property crime11

Assault9

Theft from vehicles7

Burglary of homes3

Threats2

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 Vogelenwijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.5

Primary pupils living here520

Secondary pupils living here300

Business premises605

Residents per km²5,620

Land area89 ha