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Meerwaldtbuurt

1,965 residents · postal code 1063 · Part of Slotermeer-Noordoost, Amsterdam

  • no. 12,607 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 428 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

The Meerwaldtbuurt in Amsterdam-Slotermeer is almost entirely rented: just seven percent of homes are owner-occupied. The scores are low — social cohesion, safety and the overall grade all stay around 2.7, at 51.2 crimes per 1,000 people present. Only amenities stand out, at 9.7. More than half of households live alone. Home values are €352,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.2 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
51.2
Violent crimes
5.8
Burglaries
2.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 352,000
Owner-occupied
7%
Single-family homes
39%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 11%25–45 29%45–65 27%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
7,455

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meerwaldtbuurt calculated?

Meerwaldtbuurt scores 2.8 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 Meerwaldtbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Meerwaldtbuurt scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (51.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.