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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Jan Maijenbuurt

2,210 residents · postal code 1056 · Part of Van Galenbuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 9,879 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 344 of 454 in Amsterdam
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Scores per pillar

The Jan Maijenbuurt in Amsterdam-West is one of the most densely built places in the country: 28,000 residents per square kilometre, everything stacked and pre-war. The €422k average value sits exactly on the national middle — almost affordable by Amsterdam standards. Amenities score 9.6, nature a hopeless 2.5. Six in ten households live alone. Overall: 4.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.9 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
32.1
Violent crimes
2.8
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 422,000
Owner-occupied
24%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 11%25–45 43%45–65 25%65+ 10%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
19%
Single-person households
59%
Residents per km²
28,199

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Jan Maijenbuurt calculated?

Jan Maijenbuurt scores 4.3 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 Jan Maijenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Jan Maijenbuurt scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (32.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.