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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Makassarpleinbuurt

5,625 residents · postal code 1095 · Part of Indische Buurt-Oost, Amsterdam

  • no. 9,535 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 331 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Over 21,000 residents per square kilometre make the Makassarpleinbuurt, in Amsterdam East, one of the densest areas in this set. Almost everything is rented — ownership is 20 percent, single-family homes barely 1 percent — and 57 percent of households are single-person. Amenities score the maximum (9.9), but safety (3.2) and social cohesion (3.8) rate poorly. Crime, at 35 per thousand, runs above the median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 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
35.5
Violent crimes
3.1
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 455,000
Owner-occupied
20%
Single-family homes
1%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 12%25–45 33%45–65 24%65+ 19%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
57%
Residents per km²
21,925

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Makassarpleinbuurt calculated?

Makassarpleinbuurt scores 4.5 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 Makassarpleinbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Makassarpleinbuurt scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.