neighbourhood in Amsterdam

BurgemeesterTellegenbuurt-West

2,160 residents · postal code 1073 · Part of Zuid Pijp, Amsterdam

Bottom 39% in the Netherlands

The Burgemeester Tellegenbuurt-West lies in Amsterdam's De Pijp and is urban in the extreme: over 22,000 residents per square kilometre, not a single single-family home and sixty percent living alone. Amenities score a 9.6, with everything around the corner. Greenery is scarce — a 3.4, near the very bottom of the national list. Just 15 percent is owner-occupied, at a value of €465,000. Safety stays around the middle at 4.7, with 28.8 crimes per 1,000 people present.

no. 7,989 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 259 of 454 in Amsterdam

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Safety

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

Total crime

28.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

13.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 92 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

1.8 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

2.5 km

Café

0.3 km

Library

1.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 km

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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

€ 465,000

Welfare recipients

64.8 per 1,000

High incomes

17%

Low incomes

46%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

15%

Social housing

77%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

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Quiet & nature

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

Population density

22,097 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

28%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

11,190

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.5 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.

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Families

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

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

21%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

11%

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Who lives here

BurgemeesterTellegenbuurt-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 33%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1511%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4533%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+21%
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
1.6 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
60% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
22,097 — 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 BurgemeesterTellegenbuurt-West calculated?

BurgemeesterTellegenbuurt-West scores 5.4 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 BurgemeesterTellegenbuurt-West 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 BurgemeesterTellegenbuurt-West a safe neighbourhood?

BurgemeesterTellegenbuurt-West scores 4.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.