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neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Kastanjebuurt

2,315 residents · postal code 1185 · Part of Keizer Karelpark, Amstelveen

  • no. 1,912 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 13 of 45 in Amstelveen

Scores per pillar

The Kastanjebuurt in Amstelveen's Keizer Karelpark is a well-to-do family neighbourhood: an average home value of €684,000, 42 percent of households with children and 68 percent single-family homes. Housing, social cohesion and amenities all score around 8.7. Safety trails at 5.1, with 25.8 crimes per 1,000 people present around the median. Nature is the weakest pillar at 3.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
6.3 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.8
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
2.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 684,000
Owner-occupied
66%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 11%25–45 18%45–65 28%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
42%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
4,923

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kastanjebuurt calculated?

Kastanjebuurt scores 8.9 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 Kastanjebuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Kastanjebuurt scores 5.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.