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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Meer en Oever

3,175 residents · postal code 1068 · Part of Osdorp-Oost, Amsterdam

  • no. 6,632 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 245 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Meer en Oever in Amsterdam's Osdorp is densely built and almost entirely high-rise: more than 15,000 residents per square kilometre and barely one percent ground-level homes. More than half the housing was renewed after 2000. Social cohesion scores 6.9 and housing 6.6, while safety trails at 4.4 with around 25 crimes per 1,000 people present. At €459,000, home values sit above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
4.2 km
Hospital
3.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.6
Violent crimes
2.5
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 459,000
Owner-occupied
46%
Single-family homes
1%
Built after 2000
55%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 12%25–45 34%45–65 23%65+ 18%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
25%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
15,273

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meer en Oever calculated?

Meer en Oever scores 6.2 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 Meer en Oever a safe neighbourhood?

Meer en Oever scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.