neighbourhood in Amsterdam
K-buurt-Zuidwest
1,410 residents · postal code 1104 · Part of K-buurt, Amsterdam
Everything close by, little space
In K-buurt-Zuidwest noise sits almost exactly at the national median, and yet the quiet & nature pillar gets no further than 3.9. Noise, then, is not the problem here. What holds the pillar down is a population density of more than eight thousand per square kilometre, the complete absence of water, and greenery that stays below the national middle.
The homes were all built after 2000, more than half are owner-occupied and property values are precisely at the national median. Even so, wealth & income hangs at 4.8, because the income side points the other way: fewer high incomes than nationally, more low ones, and a social assistance rate more than four times the middle.
The primary school is just over a kilometre away — the longest distance of any amenity here, and immediately the brake on the families pillar, which would otherwise come out above the 7.5 it now shows. More than four in ten households have children, which makes that distance a daily matter for many residents.
- no. 6,326 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 193 of 454 in Amsterdam
How K-buurt-Zuidwest scores
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Is K-buurt-Zuidwest a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, K-buurt-Zuidwest comes out at 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 43 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
K-buurt-Zuidwest has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 19%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2519%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
NL median 28%
- 65+10%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
44% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,505 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
Is K-buurt-Zuidwest a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, K-buurt-Zuidwest comes out at 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in K-buurt-Zuidwest?
In K-buurt-Zuidwest the police recorded 43 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (24 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for K-buurt-Zuidwest calculated?
K-buurt-Zuidwest scores 6.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where K-buurt-Zuidwest lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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