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neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Kruidenbuurt

2,605 residents · postal code 1187 · Part of Westwijk Zuid, Amstelveen

  • no. 863 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 45 in Amstelveen

Scores per pillar

Fifty-three percent of households in Kruidenbuurt have children — one of the highest shares in this set — in an area that is 98 percent post-2000 construction. The overall score of 9.5 rests on housing (9.4) and the social climate (9.7), while amenities lag at 5.6. Average home values of €701,000 sit well above the national median of €422,000. The station is nearly ten kilometres off, but the crime rate of 18.8 per 1,000 people present stays under the national figure.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.6 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
1.5 km
Secondary school
3.1 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
9.8 km
Hospital
4.7 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.8
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 701,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
66%
Built after 2000
98%
Income per resident
€ 48,000

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 12%25–45 24%45–65 32%65+ 10%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
53%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
6,144

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kruidenbuurt calculated?

Kruidenbuurt scores 9.5 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 Kruidenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Kruidenbuurt scores 7.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.