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Bouwmeesterbuurt

Bouwmeesterbuurt has 5 neighbourhoods with 4,450 residents in total.

Top 26% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 19 of the 56 districts of Almere

Short answer: Bouwmeesterbuurt scores 8.1 as a district of Almere, no. 19 of the 56 districts of Almere. Its strongest neighbourhood is Bouwmeesterbuurt Noord (9.8), the lowest-scoring Bouwmeesterbuurt Oost (6.1). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 4,450 residents in total.

Key figures for Bouwmeesterbuurt

residents
4,450
neighbourhoods
5
km² of land
1.2

How Bouwmeesterbuurt scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
21.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
6.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 109 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.4 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Almere

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 341,494
Welfare recipients
36.4 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
65%
Social housing
31%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
2%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Almere

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
5,700 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
58%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
7%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
1,267
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.9 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Almere

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.4 km
Households with children
40%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Almere

Who lives here

Bouwmeesterbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4528%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+17%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    40%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,700far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Bouwmeesterbuurt, weighted by population.

The best and lowest-scoring neighbourhoods of Bouwmeesterbuurt

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Bouwmeesterbuurt.

Neighbourhoods in Bouwmeesterbuurt

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Bouwmeesterbuurt Noord9.8
  2. 2Bouwmeesterbuurt West8.2
  3. 3Bedrijventerrein Bouwmeesterbuurt7.9
  4. 4Bouwmeesterbuurt Oost6.1
  5. Sportpark Polderkwartier en Polderpark