azc Heemstede (Heemsteedse Dreef)
Heemstede's plan to house unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in a detached property on the Heemsteedse Dreef, bought for around two million euros, became a contentious local issue in 2024. A council majority approved taking in an initial sixteen minors, with scope to rise to twenty, but part of the public walked out angrily during the debate and renovation costs ran well over budget. After the site opened in August there were some nuisance incidents nearby before the situation quietened.
Occupancy
10
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€292k
estimated
Background
The site sits at Heemsteedse Dreef, Heemstede. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
2024
Majority agrees to Heemstede asylum villa: part of public walks out angrily
Heemstede's council approved housing unaccompanied minor refugees at the Heemsteedse Dreef property, starting with sixteen and rising to a maximum of twenty if nuisance stayed low; some attendees left the meeting in protest.
NH Nieuws · source
2024
Two-million-euro asylum villa keeps Heemstede occupied
The purchase and renovation of the Heemsteedse Dreef building for unaccompanied minors drew sustained local debate over cost and suitability, with the municipality citing close contact with police and the neighbourhood to limit nuisance.
NOS · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
2024
Council approves 'asylum villa' amid opposition
A majority backed housing up to twenty unaccompanied minors at the roughly two-million-euro property; part of the public walked out and renovation costs overran.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 10 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €292k per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.