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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Jacques Veltmanbuurt

3,745 residents · postal code 1065 · Part of Slotervaart-Zuid, Amsterdam

  • no. 9,726 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 342 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

In Slotervaart-Zuid, the Jacques Veltmanbuurt is a walk-up flat district through and through: 21 percent owner-occupied, nearly six in ten households living alone. Amenities score 9.2, but safety drops to 2.8, with almost 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 people, adjusted for the city crowds. Green space (3.1) is largely missing. Homes average 391,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

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

Safety

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

Total crimes
47.7
Violent crimes
4.1
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 391,000
Owner-occupied
21%
Single-family homes
18%
Built after 2000
38%
Income per resident
€ 35,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 16%25–45 42%45–65 18%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
21%
Single-person households
58%
Residents per km²
12,705

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Jacques Veltmanbuurt calculated?

Jacques Veltmanbuurt scores 4.4 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 Jacques Veltmanbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Jacques Veltmanbuurt scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (47.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.