Binnenstad, Haarlem
About 3,435 people live in Binnenstad, in 1,920 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 24% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 123.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €509,000; 37% of homes are owner-occupied and 7% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.1 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.3 km.
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Is Binnenstad a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 24% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 36% |
| Safety and nuisance | 3% |
| Social cohesion | 6% |
| Amenities | 98% |
| Housing stock | 43% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Binnenstad safe?
| All registered crime | 123.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 11.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 32.6 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €509,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 37% / 63% |
| Apartments | 80% |
| Households with children | 13% |
| Single-person households | 58% |
| Age 65+ | 15% |
| Average income per resident | €45,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.3 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 0.4 km |
| Train station | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | 2.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Haarlem
Stationsbuurt · Bakenes · Burgwal · Vijfhoek · Heiliglanden · Koninginnebuurt · Florapark · Welgelegen · Rozenprieel-noord · Rozenprieel-zuid · Bosch en Vaart · Zuiderhout
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03920102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.