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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Helmersbuurt-Oost

2,600 residents · postal code 1054 · Part of Helmersbuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 2,165 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 81 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Helmersbuurt-Oost in Amsterdam is dense in classic Amsterdam fashion: 25,088 residents per square kilometre, a restaurant 100 metres away on average, and an amenities score of 9.9. Almost nobody lives in a single-family home here (1 percent), and 53 percent of households are single-person. Safety is the weak spot at 3.2: 51.1 crimes per 1,000 people present, well above the national median of 24.1. With average home values of €729,000 and an income of €61,000 per resident, this ranks among the most affluent neighbourhoods in the batch.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
3.1 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
51.1
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 729,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
1%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 61,000

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 13%25–45 47%45–65 19%65+ 10%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
18%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
25,088

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Helmersbuurt-Oost calculated?

Helmersbuurt-Oost scores 8.8 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 Helmersbuurt-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Helmersbuurt-Oost scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (51.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.