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neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Randwijck West

2,205 residents · postal code 1181 · Part of Randwijck, Amstelveen

  • no. 872 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 45 in Amstelveen

Scores per pillar

Randwijck West borders the Amsterdamse Bos and the VU campus across the city line — and with an €866k average property value it is among Amstelveen's most expensive neighbourhoods. The socio-economic score is 9.9, housing 9.1, and half of all households have children. The safety grade (5.5) is the only dissonant note in a 9.5 overall.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
3.9 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
23.5
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 866,000
Owner-occupied
85%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 15%25–45 20%45–65 30%65+ 14%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
49%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
6,838

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Randwijck West calculated?

Randwijck West 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 Randwijck West a safe neighbourhood?

Randwijck West scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.