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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Van der Helstpleinbuurt

3,860 residents · postal code 1073 · Part of Nieuwe Pijp, Amsterdam

  • no. 4,679 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 181 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

The Van der Helstpleinbuurt sits in the Nieuwe Pijp and, at over 28,000 residents per square kilometre, is the most crowded neighbourhood in this set. Cafés and shops are on the corner: amenities score a perfect 10 and the social measure a 9.1. Not a single family house, 62 percent living alone and a high income of €52,000 per resident. Nature at 2.5 is the lowest possible mark, and safety trails at 2.8, with more than 41 offences per 1,000 people present, above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

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

Safety

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

Total crimes
41.7
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
1.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 531,000
Owner-occupied
29%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 52,000

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 10%25–45 50%45–65 22%65+ 10%
Average household size
1.5
Households with children
13%
Single-person households
62%
Residents per km²
28,330

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Van der Helstpleinbuurt calculated?

Van der Helstpleinbuurt scores 7.3 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 der Helstpleinbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Van der Helstpleinbuurt scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (41.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.