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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Java-eiland

3,075 residents · postal code 1019 · Part of Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam

  • no. 527 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Java-eiland is one of the residential islands in Amsterdam's eastern docklands, densely built at 18,000 residents per square kilometre and almost entirely flats. Homes are valued high at 706,000 euro and income per resident (53,000) is well above average. The social score reaches 9.7 and safety a solid 7.9. Greenery (3.9) is the weak point, as often on a built-up island; families are a minority and nearly half of residents live alone.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.2
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 706,000
Owner-occupied
33%
Single-family homes
4%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
€ 53,000

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 10%25–45 28%45–65 34%65+ 19%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
18,193

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Java-eiland calculated?

Java-eiland scores 9.7 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 Java-eiland a safe neighbourhood?

Java-eiland scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.