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Markengouw-Zuid

2,295 residents · postal code 1024 · Part of Waterlandpleinbuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 9,904 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 345 of 454 in Amsterdam
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Scores per pillar

Markengouw-Zuid in Amsterdam-Noord is a decidedly young and family-heavy city neighbourhood: 52 percent of households have children and 28 percent of residents are under fifteen, while just seven percent are 65 or older. The homes are mostly stacked and rented — 28 percent owner-occupied. Amenities score an 8.8, but social cohesion remains the weakest pillar at 3.3. Safety comes to 5.4 at 21.9 crimes per 1,000 people present.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
6.3 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 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
21.9
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 385,000
Owner-occupied
28%
Single-family homes
17%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 28%15–25 15%25–45 28%45–65 22%65+ 7%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
52%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
10,770

Nearby neighbourhoods

Werengouw-Zuid

Amsterdam

4.6

Werengouw-Midden

Amsterdam

3.6

Schellingwoude-Oost

Amsterdam

9.4

Markengouw-Midden

Amsterdam

5.1

Tuindorp Nieuwendam-Oost

Amsterdam

3.9

Nieuwendammerdijk-Oost

Amsterdam

9.6

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Zoutkamp

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4.3

Landgoederenbuurt Oost

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4.3

Uithuizen Zuid - Oost

Het Hogeland

4.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Markengouw-Zuid calculated?

Markengouw-Zuid scores 4.3 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 Markengouw-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Markengouw-Zuid scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.