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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Blauwe Zand

1,910 residents · postal code 1025 · Part of Tuindorp Buiksloot, Amsterdam

  • no. 11,229 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 391 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

In Amsterdam-Noord, Blauwe Zand forms a garden village in name and layout: 77 percent single-family homes, though at just nineteen percent ownership largely in housing-association hands. The average value still sits at €484,000, above the national middle. Amenities score an 8.1, while safety lags at 4.0 and social cohesion at 3.1. Families and single-person households occur in roughly equal measure.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
5.1 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.1
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 484,000
Owner-occupied
19%
Single-family homes
77%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 9%25–45 28%45–65 25%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
42%
Residents per km²
11,318

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Blauwe Zand calculated?

Blauwe Zand scores 3.6 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 Blauwe Zand a safe neighbourhood?

Blauwe Zand scores 4.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.