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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Havenkwartier IJburg

2,155 residents · postal code 1087 · Part of IJburg-Zuid, Amsterdam

  • no. 3,738 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 147 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

The Havenkwartier on IJburg is entirely new — every building dates from after 2000 — and markedly urban, with almost 19,000 residents per square kilometre. It is mostly rented, with just 23 percent owner-occupied and half living alone. Amenities score an 8.7 and the overall score a 7.9. Residents are young: only eight percent are over 65. Safety stays around the middle at 5.8, with 25.8 crimes per 1,000 people present.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
6.4 km
Hospital
7.9 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
5.9 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
25.8
Violent crimes
3.7
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 481,000
Owner-occupied
23%
Single-family homes
7%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 12%25–45 42%45–65 21%65+ 8%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
49%
Residents per km²
18,818

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Havenkwartier IJburg calculated?

Havenkwartier IJburg 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 Havenkwartier IJburg a safe neighbourhood?

Havenkwartier IJburg scores 5.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.