neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden

3,445 residents · postal code 1083 · Part of Buitenveldert-Oost, Amsterdam

Bottom 41% in the Netherlands

Not a single single-family home stands in Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden — this is a district of flats, where 53 percent of households live alone and only a quarter own. Density runs to almost 12,000 residents per square kilometre. Amenities score a 9.6, but safety founders at 2.8 on 44 offences per 1,000 people present, corrected for the crowds. The average home value of €466,000 sits above the median.

no. 7,718 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 247 of 454 in Amsterdam

Compare with…View on the map

Do some of these matter more to you than others?

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

43.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

8.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.4 per 1,000

Property crime

13.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 216 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Amsterdam →

The figures ⌄

Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.3 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

1.1 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

2.5 km

Café

1.0 km

Library

0.8 km

Motorway ramp

0.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Amsterdam →

The figures ⌄

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 466,000

Welfare recipients

66.8 per 1,000

High incomes

25%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

26%

Social housing

46%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Amsterdam →

The figures ⌄

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

11,944 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

23%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

3,575

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.8 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam →

The figures ⌄

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.6 km

Households with children

24%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.0 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amsterdam →

Who lives here

Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 34%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4534%
NL median 22%
45–6520%
NL median 28%
65+23%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
53% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
24% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
11,944 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden calculated?

Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden scores 5.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden a safe neighbourhood?

Buitenveldert-Oost-Midden scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (43.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.