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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Buiksloterham-Zuid

1,995 residents · postal code 1031 · Part of Noordelijke IJ-oevers-West, Amsterdam

  • no. 2,336 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 85 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Buiksloterham-Zuid is Amsterdam new-build on a former industrial site: 99 percent of homes went up after 2000 and barely one in ten is single-family. It is a district of people living alone — 51 percent — and young, with only five percent over 65. Amenities and housing score around 8, but safety trails at 5.4, with 30.3 crimes per 1,000 people present. Only a quarter own; the rest rent.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
5.3 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
30.3
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 610,000
Owner-occupied
27%
Single-family homes
11%
Built after 2000
99%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 7%25–45 55%45–65 18%65+ 5%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
51%
Residents per km²
5,512

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Buiksloterham-Zuid calculated?

Buiksloterham-Zuid scores 8.7 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 Buiksloterham-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Buiksloterham-Zuid scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.