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neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Theaterbuurt

2,330 residents · postal code 1187 · Part of Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord, Amstelveen

  • no. 4,426 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 23 of 45 in Amstelveen

Scores per pillar

The Theaterbuurt in Amstelveen stands out for high housing and social scores, an 8.0 and an 8.6, against an average home value of €584,000 far above the national middle. Yet the picture is not uniform: safety trails at 3.8, with 27.6 crimes per 1,000 people present. The neighbourhood holds many families — 39 percent of households have children — and is three-quarters single-family housing. There is no train station; the nearest lies almost ten kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
9.5 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.6
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
1.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 584,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
74%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 9%25–45 26%45–65 27%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
6,559

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Theaterbuurt calculated?

Theaterbuurt scores 7.5 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 Theaterbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Theaterbuurt scores 3.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.