The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Ouder-Amstel
8.5Number 1Verspreide huizen in de RondehoeppolderThe quietest neighbourhood in Ouder-Amstel is Verspreide huizen in de Rondehoeppolder (8.5), with 30 residents per square kilometre. Behind it come Verspreide huizen langs De Bullewijk en De Hole (6.7) and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (5.8). The national median for population density is 79 times as high. Of the 4 neighbourhoods in Ouder-Amstel with a grade for quiet, 1 reaches a 7.0 or higher. Ouder-Amstel as a whole comes out at a 5.5, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Ouder-Amstel lives, there are 3,875 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 30 in Verspreide huizen in de Rondehoeppolder to 4,136 in Duivendrecht.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 4 quietest neighbourhoods in Ouder-Amstel
Number 1
Verspreide huizen in de Rondehoeppolder
355 residents
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- 26.7
Verspreide huizen langs De Bullewijk en De Hole
135 residents
181 residents per km² · 12% water
- 35.8
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
8,250 residents
4,009 residents per km² · 7% water
- 44.9
Duivendrecht
5,605 residents
4,136 residents per km² · 4% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Verspreide huizen in de Rondehoeppolder at the top?
Verspreide huizen in de Rondehoeppolder scores a 8.5 on this list, with 30 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Ouder-Amstel that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.