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Amsterdamse Bos

70 residents · postal code 1081 · Part of Buitenveldert-West, Amsterdam

  • no. 8,211 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 294 of 454 in Amsterdam

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

Scores per pillar

Social & income

CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Amsterdamse Bos is a rural area in Amsterdam with 70 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 8.9, while safety lags at 3.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.0 km
General practitioner
1.6 km
Primary school
2.3 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
1.9 km
Train station
3.4 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
2.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
83.4
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 595,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
77%
Built after 2000
22%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 9%25–45 28%45–65 28%65+ 25%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
51%
Residents per km²
89

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Amsterdamse Bos calculated?

Amsterdamse Bos scores 5.3 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 Amsterdamse Bos a safe neighbourhood?

Amsterdamse Bos scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (83.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.