neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Minervabuurt-Zuid

2,555 residents · postal code 1077 · Part of Apollobuurt, Amsterdam

Top 14% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

The property value in Minervabuurt-Zuid comes to more than twice the national median and almost half of households fall in the highest income group. That produces a 9.4 for wealth & income, with the one qualification of a vacancy rate above the national level.

In a neighbourhood like this it is the 4.9 for safety that is the interesting figure. Violence here is below the national median, but property crime is at double and residential burglary at almost three times it. Expensive possessions attract theft; that is a different risk from an unsafe street, and for a resident it is a matter of locks rather than of staying in at night.

The building density is among the highest in the Netherlands, which explains the 4.5 for quiet & nature: little greenery within three hundred metres and a noise level above the median, despite a tree canopy that is well above it.

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no. 37 of 454 in Amsterdam

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Is Minervabuurt-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Minervabuurt-Zuid comes out at 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

30.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.7 per 1,000

Property crime

18.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 137 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

0.3 km

Train station

1.3 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

2.3 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 984,000

Welfare recipients

3.9 per 1,000

High incomes

48%

Low incomes

25%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

50%

Social housing

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

16,550 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

35%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

5,252

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.3 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Minervabuurt-Zuid has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4529%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+19%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
16,550 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Minervabuurt-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Minervabuurt-Zuid comes out at 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Minervabuurt-Zuid?

In Minervabuurt-Zuid the police recorded 137 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (31 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Minervabuurt-Zuid calculated?

Minervabuurt-Zuid scores 9.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Minervabuurt-Zuid lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.