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neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Schrijversbuurt

2,040 residents · postal code 1187 · Part of Westwijk Zuid, Amstelveen

  • no. 1,549 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 45 in Amstelveen

Scores per pillar

The Schrijversbuurt in Westwijk-Zuid is Amstelveen family territory in its purest form: 93 percent single-family homes, 82 percent owner-occupied and 58 percent of households with children. Socio-economically the area ranks in the national top 200 with a 9.9. The average value is €656k; amenities (5.4) and the ten-kilometre distance to rail are the price. Overall: 9.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
10.1 km
Hospital
5.1 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
2.6 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.0
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 656,000
Owner-occupied
82%
Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 13%25–45 22%45–65 35%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
58%
Single-person households
17%
Residents per km²
6,592

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Schrijversbuurt calculated?

Schrijversbuurt scores 9.1 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 Schrijversbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Schrijversbuurt scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.