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Veluwebuurt

1,290 residents · postal code 1079 · Part of Scheldebuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 4,604 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 180 of 454 in Amsterdam
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Scores per pillar

Veluwebuurt is a dense urban neighbourhood in Amsterdam with 1,290 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.4. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.7, while nature and quiet lags at 2.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.9
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 483,000
Owner-occupied
10%
Single-family homes
9%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 6%25–45 30%45–65 23%65+ 30%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
19%
Single-person households
60%
Residents per km²
9,865

Nearby neighbourhoods

Rijnbuurt-West

Amsterdam

4.0

Kop Zuidas

Amsterdam

6.5

Rijnbuurt-Midden

Amsterdam

7.5

Scheldebuurt-West

Amsterdam

8.9

Scheldebuurt-Midden

Amsterdam

9.7

Scheldebuurt-Oost

Amsterdam

7.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Gerrit van Stellingwerfstraat e.o.

Amersfoort

7.4

Koningsoord

Tilburg

7.4

Delftzicht

Delft

7.4

West-Souburg

Vlissingen

7.4

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Veluwebuurt calculated?

Veluwebuurt scores 7.4 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 Veluwebuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Veluwebuurt scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.