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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Venserpolder-West

5,010 residents · postal code 1102 · Part of Venserpolder, Amsterdam

  • no. 12,509 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 426 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Not a single family house stands in Venserpolder-West, a post-war high-rise district in Amsterdam's south-east: 63 percent live alone and only 23 percent own. Amenities (8.4) alone stand well; nature (2.7), housing (3.0) and the overall score (2.8) rank among the country's lowest. Homes average €286,000. With almost 35 crimes per thousand people present, crime sits above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
34.8
Violent crimes
2.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 286,000
Owner-occupied
23%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
€ 29,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 13%25–45 33%45–65 26%65+ 16%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
21%
Single-person households
63%
Residents per km²
10,062

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Venserpolder-West calculated?

Venserpolder-West scores 2.8 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 Venserpolder-West a safe neighbourhood?

Venserpolder-West scores 3.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.