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Europakwartier West

Europakwartier West is one of 65 districts in Almere, with 4,800 residents and 2,396 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €380,000 is 4% below the municipal average. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 003461 · 3 neighbourhoods · 32 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,800residents1 January 2025
€380,000average WOZ home valueAlmere: €397,000
28%green within 500 mAlmere: 33%
137services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Europakwartier West in AlmerePostcodes in Europakwartier West highlighted; the rest of Almere in grey
Map of Almere with Europakwartier West highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Europakwartier West.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 209 neighbourhoods in Almere.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Europakwartier W.-Noord2,510€381k57%26%5%29%142
Europakwartier W.-Zuid1,095€372k34%22%4%27%132
Europakwartier W.-West1,190€383k49%3%15%28%131

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Europakwartier West is €380,000, against €397,000 in Almere.

2,396homes1 January 2025
19%single-family houses81% flats and apartments
50%owner-occupied27% housing association
54%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
2,140 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlmere: 2,720 kWh
100%homes off the gas gridAlmere: 63%
16%homes with solar panelsAlmere: 37%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Europakwartier West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlmere: 33%
17%in the top 20% nationallyAlmere: 23%
4.3%of residents live below the poverty lineAlmere: 3.5%
€52,000median household wealthAlmere: €148,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlmere: 72.0%
33%with a university or higher professional degreeAlmere: 31%
13.0%of workers are self-employedAlmere: 15.0%
0.8cars per householdAlmere: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 195 crimes in Europakwartier West in 2025, 23% more than in 2024. That is 40.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 39.8 across Almere.

Other property crime18
Theft of bicycles and mopeds17
Vandalism and criminal damage13
Threats11
Assault10
Vehicle theft7
Burglary of homes3
Theft from vehicles2
Hold-up robbery2
Driving under the influence2
Street robbery1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Europakwartier West, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.1
Primary pupils living here460
Secondary pupils living here230
Business premises740
Residents per km²10,191
Land area47 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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