Buying a home in Badhoevedorp Omgeving, Badhoevedorp.
Badhoevedorp is where Amsterdam's sprawl meets something quieter—a village where you're not boxed into the city but close enough to reach it in 20 minutes by train. Most homes here are detached or semi-detached, set back from roads with actual gardens. Your neighbours tend to be families and older couples who've chosen the space and calm deliberately, not people just passing through. The village center still has a real grocer, a post office, and a café where faces repeat. It's the kind of place where you trade density for breathing room.
Start free trialBest things and drawbacks to living in Badhoevedorp Omgeving
Pros:
- Direct train connection to Amsterdam Centraal via the Schiphol Line (9 minutes); also accessible by train to Haarlem and Leiden without transfers
- Haarlemmermeer is one of the cheapest municipalities in the Amsterdam metropolitan region; significantly lower house prices than Buitenveldert or Oud-West
- Quiet, low-rise residential area dominated by single-family homes and small apartment blocks; no high-rise developments
- Close to Badhoevedorp station; within walking distance of the Zijdelaan supermarket and local amenities
Cons:
- Schiphol Airport is 2–3 km away; noise from aircraft, particularly during takeoffs between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., and overflights from early morning
- Limited variety in dining and entertainment; no significant restaurant scene or cultural venues within the neighborhood itself
- Car-dependent for anything beyond basic shopping; public transport covers trains and local buses, but cycling distances to central Haarlem or Amsterdam are substantial
- Lacks the architectural character of older neighborhoods; dominated by postwar suburban housing stock from the 1960s–1980s
Living environment
In line with other neighborhoods in Haarlemmermeer
- Per 1,000 residents (12 mo)
- 38.17
- Total registered (12 mo)
- 558
- Residential burglary
- 31
- Theft
- 149
- Violence and threats
- 36
- Vandalism and public order
- 57
Indicative, based on registered crimes (police/CBS) over the past twelve months. This is not an official safety rating.
Source: Police/CBS· Figures through August 2026
What does Badhoevedorp Omgeving offer?
In Badhoevedorp, the 11 recorded sales in the previous full quarter had a median sale price of €547,000. Use this as a reference for comparing homes, and look at recent sales of similar properties alongside their asking prices and characteristics.
Buying agent in Badhoevedorp Omgeving
In the previous full quarter, 11 recorded sales in Badhoevedorp had a median sale price of €547,000 and a median asking price of €499,000; the median price per m² was €5,580. These medians describe the recorded homes, not every property or the value of the home you are considering, so compare them with recent sales of similar homes.
Housing market Badhoevedorp Omgeving
In the previous full quarter, 11 recorded sales in Badhoevedorp had a median price of €547,000; this is the middle sale price among those recorded transactions. The median price per m² was €5,580 and the median asking price was €499,000, each based on the same full-quarter sample.
Updated: September 2026
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