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Kolenkitbuurt-Zuid

2,220 residents · postal code 1061 · Part of De Kolenkit, Amsterdam

  • no. 4,935 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 193 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Kolenkitbuurt-Zuid was once labelled the most notorious neighbourhood in the Netherlands; the numbers now tell a different story. Seven in ten homes have been renewed since 2000, safety stands at 7.0 and amenities at 9.9 — position 135 nationally. It remains dense rental territory (76 percent rented, not one single-family house), but with a €444k average value above the national middle. Overall: 7.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.2 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.8 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
26.3
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 444,000
Owner-occupied
24%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
69%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 40%45–65 21%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
18,177

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kolenkitbuurt-Zuid calculated?

Kolenkitbuurt-Zuid scores 7.2 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 Kolenkitbuurt-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Kolenkitbuurt-Zuid scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.