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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Herensingelkwartier

1,040 residents · postal code 1382 · Part of Weesp Binnenstad/Zuid, Amsterdam

  • no. 2,662 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 99 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Herensingelkwartier is a dense urban neighbourhood in Amsterdam with 1,040 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.5 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.9, while nature and quiet lags at 3.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
0.6 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.2
Violent crimes
2.8
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 489,000
Owner-occupied
64%
Single-family homes
48%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 9%25–45 32%45–65 29%65+ 17%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
51%
Residents per km²
11,615

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Herensingelkwartier calculated?

Herensingelkwartier scores 8.5 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 Herensingelkwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Herensingelkwartier scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.