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neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Operabuurt

2,445 residents · postal code 1183 · Part of Bankras, Kostverloren, Amstelveen

  • no. 10,828 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 42 of 45 in Amstelveen

Scores per pillar

Amstelveen's Operabuurt is a post-war rental district — just 26 percent owner-occupied — where the numbers disappoint: nature 3.0, safety 3.3, an overall 3.8. Crime, at 27 per 1,000 people present, runs above the midpoint. Amenities hold up at 7.1, and homes average €473,000, still above the national median. Four in ten of the households here are single-person.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
5.3 km
Hospital
1.6 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
2.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.3
Violent crimes
2.2
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 473,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
40%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 13%25–45 26%45–65 26%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
6,669

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Operabuurt calculated?

Operabuurt scores 3.8 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 Operabuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Operabuurt scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.