Operabuurt

Operabuurt is a neighbourhood in the Bankras, Kostverloren district of Amstelveen, with 2,445 residents and 1,124 homes. 26% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€473,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 166 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03620604 · 49 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,445residents1 January 2025

€473,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000

24%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%

166services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Operabuurt in AmstelveenPostcodes in Operabuurt highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey

Map of Amstelveen with Operabuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,445 residents in 1,125 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

17%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

26%

aged 25–44

18%

aged 65 and over

40%

one-person households

37%

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 Operabuurt is €473,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

1,124homes1 January 2025

40%single-family houses60% flats and apartments

26%owner-occupied49% housing association

8%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

740 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³

2,060 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh

8%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%

27%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 Operabuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

44%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%

15%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%

5.2%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%

€20,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000

66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmstelveen: 70.0%

34%with a university or higher professional degreeAmstelveen: 47%

15.0%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 85 crimes in Operabuurt in 2025, 8% more than in 2024. That is 34.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds10

Vandalism and criminal damage7

Burglary of homes6

Threats5

Other property crime5

Assault4

Theft from vehicles2

Vehicle theft2

Public violence against people2

Street robbery1

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 Operabuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.5

Primary pupils living here240

Secondary pupils living here160

Business premises260

Residents per km²6,669

Land area37 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

Langerhuize Boekenbuurt Stadshart Elsrijk Oost In de Wolkenbuurt Alpen Rondwegbuurt Bankras, Kostverloren district