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Don Bosco

2,195 residents · postal code 1097 · Part of Frankendael, Amsterdam

  • no. 2,632 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 98 of 454 in Amsterdam
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Scores per pillar

Don Bosco in Frankendael lies between the Middenweg and Park Frankendael, on the edge of the Watergraafsmeer. The area scores 8.5 overall, carried by amenities (9.7) and a €649k average property value — one and a half times the national middle. It is pre-war stacked housing; single-family homes are scarce. Crime runs above the median at 42 per 1,000 people present. Amsterdam-East at its most sought-after.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
1.7 km
Restaurant
0.3 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
42.5
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 649,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
15%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 35%45–65 23%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
13,987

Nearby neighbourhoods

Transvaalbuurt-Oost

Amsterdam

5.7

De Eenhoorn

Amsterdam

5.1

Linnaeusparkbuurt

Amsterdam

9.4

Transvaalbuurt-West

Amsterdam

5.6

Oosterparkbuurt-Zuidoost

Amsterdam

6.2

Middenmeer-Noord

Amsterdam

9.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Krijtenberg en Noorder Koeslag

Olst-Wijhe

8.5

Verspreide huizen

Voorne aan Zee

8.5

Schoonrewoerd kern

Vijfheerenlanden

8.5

Vijfhoek

Haarlem

8.5

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Don Bosco calculated?

Don Bosco scores 8.5 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 Don Bosco a safe neighbourhood?

Don Bosco scores 5.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (42.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.