district in Amsterdam
Oude Pijp
Oude Pijp has 5 neighbourhoods with 14,995 residents in total.
The Oude Pijp is urban Amsterdam at its densest: 14,995 residents in five neighbourhoods around the Sarphatipark, with bars and shops on every corner. Amenities duly reach 9.5 and wealth 6.5. The reverse side is stated plainly: safety climbs no higher than 3.3 and quiet and nature stays at 3.0. That the safety figure is adjusted for nightlife crowds makes it no less stark. The overall grade slips to 4.5.
no. 92 of the 109 districts of Amsterdam
Short answer: Oude Pijp scores 4.5 as a district of Amsterdam, no. 92 of the 109 districts of Amsterdam. Its strongest neighbourhood is Hemonybuurt (7.0), the worst Sarphatiparkbuurt (3.7). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 14,995 residents in total.
Key figures for Oude Pijp
- residents
- 14,995
- neighbourhoods
- 5
- km² of land
- 0.6
How Oude Pijp 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.
In 2025, 1,486 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Oude Pijp has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 48%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–157%
NL median 14%
- 15–2515%
NL median 11%
- 25–4548%
NL median 22%
- 45–6520%
NL median 28%
- 65+10%
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
1.5 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
64% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
11% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
24,100 — far 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 Oude Pijp, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Oude Pijp
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Neighbourhoods in Oude Pijp
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