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neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Elsrijk West

3,420 residents · postal code 1181 · Part of Elsrijk, Amstelveen

  • no. 1,729 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 45 in Amstelveen

Scores per pillar

Affluent and firmly family-oriented, Elsrijk West sees nearly half its households raising children and 82 percent living in single-family homes. Average property value stands at €864,000 — more than double the national middle — and income runs to €61,000 per resident, among the highest anywhere. Social cohesion and housing earn a 9.9 and a 9.1. Greenery is the glaring absence, though, with nature stuck at 2.9.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
5.2 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.6 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
20.8
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
2.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 864,000
Owner-occupied
72%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 61,000

Who lives here

0–15 22%15–25 12%25–45 20%45–65 30%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
49%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
6,909

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Elsrijk West calculated?

Elsrijk West scores 9.0 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Elsrijk West a safe neighbourhood?

Elsrijk West scores 5.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.