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Boekenbuurt

Boekenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Bankras, Kostverloren district of Amstelveen, with 3,070 residents and 1,657 homes. 45% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€468,000) is 18% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 165 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03620603 · 65 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,070residents1 January 2025
€468,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000
35%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%
165services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Boekenbuurt in AmstelveenPostcodes in Boekenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey
Map of Amstelveen with Boekenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

3,070 residents in 1,585 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

13%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 65 and over
49%
one-person households
26%
households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Boekenbuurt is €468,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

1,657homes1 January 2025
23%single-family houses77% flats and apartments
45%owner-occupied23% housing association
17%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
580 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³
2,220 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh
31%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%
18%homes with solar panelsAmstelveen: 24%

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 Boekenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

39%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%
20%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%
4.8%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%
€111,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000
68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmstelveen: 70.0%
42%with a university or higher professional degreeAmstelveen: 47%
16.0%of workers are self-employedAmstelveen: 18.0%
0.7cars per householdAmstelveen: 0.7

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 82 crimes in Boekenbuurt in 2025, 16% fewer than in 2024. That is 26.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Assault7
Other property crime7
Burglary of homes4
Vehicle theft3
Threats3
Street robbery2
Theft from vehicles1
Vandalism and criminal damage1
Driving under the influence1

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 Boekenbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.3
Primary pupils living here220
Secondary pupils living here160
Business premises340
Residents per km²6,131
Land area50 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

ZeestratenbuurtOperabuurtElsrijk OostStadshartHeldenbuurtVredeveldbuurtBankras, Kostverloren district