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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Westerstaatsman

2,825 residents · postal code 1051 · Part of Staatsliedenbuurt, Amsterdam

  • no. 4,709 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 184 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

Amenities hit a near-perfect 10 here — the average restaurant is 100 metres away — while nature scores a mere 2.5, among the lowest ratings of any Dutch neighbourhood. Density of 28,728 residents per square kilometre reveals classic inner-Amsterdam structure: no single-family homes, 64 percent single-person households and barely 7 percent aged 65 or over. Safety remains weak at 4.6, though recorded crime of 20.2 per 1,000 people present runs below the national median. Social cohesion, by contrast, scores a strong 8.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
3.0 km
Hospital
2.7 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.2
Violent crimes
1.8
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 431,000
Owner-occupied
39%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 46,000

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 9%25–45 50%45–65 25%65+ 7%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
15%
Single-person households
64%
Residents per km²
28,728

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westerstaatsman calculated?

Westerstaatsman 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 Westerstaatsman a safe neighbourhood?

Westerstaatsman scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.