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Buitengebied Zuid

Buitengebied Zuid has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,230 residents in total.

Bottom 4% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 14 of the 14 districts of Amstelveen

Short answer: Buitengebied Zuid scores 2.7 as a district of Amstelveen, no. 14 of the 14 districts of Amstelveen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Legmeerpolder (2.8). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,230 residents in total.

Key figures for Buitengebied Zuid

residents
1,230
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
14.3

How Buitengebied Zuid 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
38.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
10.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 123 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
3.6 km
GP practice
4.2 km
Train station
9.3 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
4.4 km
Café
3.7 km
Library
3.7 km
Motorway ramp
2.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Amstelveen

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
€ 694,000
Welfare recipients
8.1 per 1,000
High incomes
26%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
30%
Owner-occupied
51%
Social housing
14%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Amstelveen

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
92 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
66%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
5%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
541
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 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 Amstelveen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
3.8 km
Households with children
40%
Childcare
2.4 km
Secondary school
4.7 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amstelveen

Who lives here

Buitengebied Zuid has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4516%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+24%

    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

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    40%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    92far less 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 Buitengebied Zuid, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Buitengebied Zuid

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Legmeerpolder2.8
  2. 2Nes aan de Amstel2.7