Van Schendelbuurt, Haarlem
About 1,255 people live in Van Schendelbuurt, in 780 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 95% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 45.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €250,000; 22% of homes are owner-occupied and 74% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.1 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Van Schendelbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 95% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 51% |
| Safety and nuisance | 4% |
| Social cohesion | 3% |
| Amenities | 89% |
| Housing stock | 5% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Van Schendelbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 45.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 8.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 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) | €250,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 22% / 78% |
| Apartments | 90% |
| Households with children | 20% |
| Single-person households | 64% |
| Age 65+ | 13% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | 1.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Haarlem
Schrijversbuurt · Rivierenbuurt · Dietsveld · Van der Aart sportpark · Meeuwenbuurt · Nachtegaalbuurt · Roemer Visscherbuurt · Muiderkring · Van Aemstelbuurt · Sterrenbuurt · Burgemeesterskwartier · Planetenbuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03921502. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.