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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Weesperbuurt

3,195 residents · postal code 1018 · Part of Weesperbuurt/Plantage, Amsterdam

  • no. 4,359 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 174 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

The Weesperbuurt and Plantage form a densely built slice of central Amsterdam: more than 15,000 residents per square kilometre, almost entirely flats and seven in ten households single-person. Social cohesion scores 8.7 and amenities 9.2, with a restaurant two hundred metres away. Safety is the counterweight at 3.6, with more than 52 crimes per 1,000 people present. At €610,000, home values are high.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
52.8
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
2.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 610,000
Owner-occupied
32%
Single-family homes
2%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident
€ 50,000

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 17%25–45 37%45–65 20%65+ 20%
Average household size
1.5
Households with children
10%
Single-person households
68%
Residents per km²
15,066

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Weesperbuurt calculated?

Weesperbuurt scores 7.5 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 Weesperbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Weesperbuurt scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (52.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.