neighbourhood in Amsterdam
Elandsgrachtbuurt
4,300 residents · postal code 1016 · Part of Jordaan, Amsterdam
- no. 6,095 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 229 of 454 in Amsterdam
Scores per pillar
The Elandsgrachtbuurt, in the heart of the Jordaan, packs more than 22,000 people into every square kilometre; two-thirds of its households are single people, and at 11 percent, families are rare. Amenities earn a 9.8, about as high as the Netherlands goes. Safety, by contrast, lands at 2.6, and the 52 crimes per 1,000 people present owe much to the tourist crush around the canals. Ownership is scarce, with three-quarters of homes rented.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Elandsgrachtbuurt calculated?
Elandsgrachtbuurt scores 6.5 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 Elandsgrachtbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
Elandsgrachtbuurt scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (51.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.