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Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde

Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde has 8 neighbourhoods with 4,340 residents in total.

Bottom 12% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 105 of the 109 districts of Amsterdam

Short answer: Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde scores 3.4 as a district of Amsterdam, no. 105 of the 109 districts of Amsterdam. Its strongest neighbourhood is Kalverdriehoek (4.7), the worst Nieuwe Kerk e.o. (2.8). The district has 8 neighbourhoods with 4,340 residents in total.

Key figures for Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde

residents
4,340
neighbourhoods
8
km² of land
0.6

How Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde 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
199.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
17.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
133.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
8.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 3,047 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
0.5 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.0 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Café
0.1 km
Library
1.7 km
Motorway ramp
4.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Amsterdam

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
€ 524,257
Welfare recipients
16.1 per 1,000
High incomes
26%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
18%
Owner-occupied
22%
Social housing
9%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
5%
Built after 2000
2%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Amsterdam

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
11,121 inw/km²
Noise level
59 dB
Green surroundings
8%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
11%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
9,535
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.6 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 Amsterdam

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.1 km
Households with children
6%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Residents under 15
4%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amsterdam

Who lives here

Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 52%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–154%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2518%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4552%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6518%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+8%

    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

    1.4far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    66%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    6%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    11,121far 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 Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde.

Neighbourhoods in Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Kalverdriehoek4.7
  2. 2Spuistraat-Zuid3.5
  3. 3Begijnhofbuurt3.5
  4. 4Spuistraat-Noord3.4
  5. 5Hemelrijk3.4
  6. 6Nieuwendijk-Noord3.0
  7. 7Nieuwe Kerk e.o.2.8
  8. Stationsplein e.o.