neighbourhood in Amsterdam
NDSM terrein
4,265 residents · postal code 1033 · Part of Noordelijke IJ-oevers-West, Amsterdam
On the NDSM terrein on the northern bank of the IJ, every home dates from after 2000; almost all of it is rented (6 percent owned) and 72 percent of households are single people. Just 1 percent of residents are over 65. Amenities score high at 8.0, but safety (5.3) and 46 crimes per 1,000 people present show how busy the place is. The total comes to 4.2.
- no. 10,126 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 354 of 454 in Amsterdam
How NDSM terrein scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 380 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
NDSM terrein has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 72%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–154%
NL median 14%
- 15–2516%
NL median 11%
- 25–4572%
NL median 22%
- 45–657%
NL median 28%
- 65+1%
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
1.3 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
72% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
5% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
11,396 — 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
How is the grade for NDSM terrein calculated?
NDSM terrein scores 4.2 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where NDSM terrein lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is NDSM terrein a safe neighbourhood?
NDSM terrein scores 5.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (46.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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