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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

De Aker-West

4,525 residents · postal code 1060 · Part of De Aker, Amsterdam

  • no. 3,576 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 136 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

A family district on Amsterdam's western fringe, where the grades are tidy rather than dazzling: safety at 8.5, housing at 8.0, but amenities only 5.3 and nature 4.1. More than half the homes are single-family, two-thirds are owner-occupied, and four in ten households include children. The station is five and a half kilometres away. At €526,000, values sit above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
5.5 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
1.9 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
18.9
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 526,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
58%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 14%25–45 26%45–65 30%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
8,702

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Aker-West calculated?

De Aker-West scores 7.9 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 De Aker-West a safe neighbourhood?

De Aker-West scores 8.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.