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Ed Pelsterparkbuurt

5,740 residents · postal code 1087 · Part of IJburg-West, Amsterdam

  • no. 1,472 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 48 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Built entirely after 2000, the Ed Pelsterparkbuurt sits on the artificial islands of IJburg, east of Amsterdam. It is young and crowded: 18,000 residents per square kilometre, barely 6 percent over 65, and children in almost half of all households. Housing (8.6) and amenities (8.3) score highly, and property values of €576,000 sit well above the median. Nature, at 4.0, is the weak point.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
6.3 km
Hospital
7.5 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
5.3 km
Library
0.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.1
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 576,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
17%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident
€ 41,000

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 16%25–45 31%45–65 28%65+ 6%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
48%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
18,460

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Ed Pelsterparkbuurt calculated?

Ed Pelsterparkbuurt scores 9.2 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 Ed Pelsterparkbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Ed Pelsterparkbuurt scores 7.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.