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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Haarlemmerbuurt-West

2,395 residents · postal code 1013 · Part of Haarlemmerbuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 8,362 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 298 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

At nearly 22,000 residents per square kilometre, Haarlemmerbuurt-West is as densely packed as only central Amsterdam can be. Barely anything is single-family — 3 per cent — 64 per cent live alone, and amenities score a 9.8, with shops, restaurants and transport around the corner. Yet safety draws a 2.5, against nearly 70 crimes per 1,000 people present. The average home is worth €544,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.2 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
69.9
Violent crimes
4.8
Burglaries
2.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 544,000
Owner-occupied
27%
Single-family homes
3%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 11%25–45 36%45–65 25%65+ 21%
Average household size
1.5
Households with children
13%
Single-person households
64%
Residents per km²
21,878

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Haarlemmerbuurt-West calculated?

Haarlemmerbuurt-West scores 5.2 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 Haarlemmerbuurt-West a safe neighbourhood?

Haarlemmerbuurt-West scores 2.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (69.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.