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Van Brakelkwartier

970 residents · postal code 1057 · Part of Chassébuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 7,623 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 273 of 454 in Amsterdam
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Scores per pillar

Van Brakelkwartier is a dense urban neighbourhood in Amsterdam with 970 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 5.6. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.8, while nature and quiet lags at 3.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.2 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.1 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
37.2
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 504,000
Owner-occupied
18%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 33%45–65 27%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
21,621

Nearby neighbourhoods

De Wester Quartier

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7.5

Columbusplein e.o.

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5.0

Lootsbuurt

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6.2

Bellamybuurt-Zuid

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7.5

Filips van Almondekwartier

Amsterdam

9.1

Paramariboplein e.o.

Amsterdam

8.2

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5.6

Industrieterrein Zanddonk

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5.6

Buitengebied 2 Poeldijk

Westland

5.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Van Brakelkwartier calculated?

Van Brakelkwartier scores 5.6 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 Van Brakelkwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Van Brakelkwartier scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (37.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.