neighbourhood in Amsterdam
Transvaalbuurt-West
3,965 residents · postal code 1091 · Part of Transvaalbuurt, Amsterdam
At nearly 23,000 residents per square kilometre, the Transvaalbuurt-West is one of the most crowded corners of east Amsterdam. Family houses barely exist here at 2 percent, and more than half of residents live alone. Amenities are top-tier at 9.7, but space and quiet scores the lowest at 2.5 and safety trails at 3.4. Recorded crime, above 36 per 1,000 people present, runs over the national median. It all adds up to a 3.4.
- no. 8,719 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 300 of 454 in Amsterdam
How Transvaalbuurt-West 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, 218 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
Transvaalbuurt-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 40%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1510%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4540%
NL median 22%
- 45–6523%
NL median 28%
- 65+16%
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
1.7 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
55% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
22,616 — 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 Transvaalbuurt-West calculated?
Transvaalbuurt-West scores 5.0 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 Transvaalbuurt-West 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 Transvaalbuurt-West a safe neighbourhood?
Transvaalbuurt-West scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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