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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

KNSM-eiland

2,325 residents · postal code 1019 · Part of Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam

  • no. 992 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 34 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

The KNSM-eiland lies in Amsterdam's Eastern docklands, a residential area of flats only on a former harbour site. Safety here is all but unmatched at 9.8, with just 11.5 crimes per 1,000 people present, and social cohesion scores high too at 8.3. The average home value is €594,000, and half of households live alone. A restaurant sits a hundred metres away; green space is scarcer, with a nature score of 4.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
11.5
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 594,000
Owner-occupied
49%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 7%25–45 25%45–65 35%65+ 25%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
19%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
19,202

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for KNSM-eiland calculated?

KNSM-eiland scores 9.4 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 KNSM-eiland a safe neighbourhood?

KNSM-eiland scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.