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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Werengouw-Midden

4,935 residents · postal code 1024 · Part of Waterlandpleinbuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 11,210 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 389 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Almost no home in Werengouw-Midden is single-family — it is nearly all flats — in this post-war neighbourhood in Amsterdam North. Amenities score 9.7, but nature, social cohesion and safety all stall around 3.2, alongside just over 32 crimes per thousand people present. More than seven in ten homes are rented and income, at €28,000, falls below the national middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
6.5 km
Hospital
3.0 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
32.7
Violent crimes
2.4
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 349,000
Owner-occupied
28%
Single-family homes
1%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident
€ 28,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 34%45–65 25%65+ 14%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
51%
Residents per km²
13,620

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Werengouw-Midden calculated?

Werengouw-Midden scores 3.6 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 Werengouw-Midden a safe neighbourhood?

Werengouw-Midden scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (32.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.