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Betsy Perkbuurt

Betsy Perkbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord district of Amstelveen, with 1,735 residents and 801 homes. 49% of homes are owner-occupied and 50% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€510,000) is 10% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 150 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03621103 · 29 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,735residents1 January 2025
€510,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000
19%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%
150services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Betsy Perkbuurt in AmstelveenPostcodes in Betsy Perkbuurt highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey
Map of Amstelveen with Betsy Perkbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,735 residents in 795 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

17%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
36%
one-person households
36%
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 Betsy Perkbuurt is €510,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

801homes1 January 2025
50%single-family houses50% flats and apartments
49%owner-occupied10% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
770 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³
2,330 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%
22%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 Betsy Perkbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

28%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%
26%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%
3.8%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%
€124,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmstelveen: 70.0%
34%with a university or higher professional degreeAmstelveen: 47%
13.0%of workers are self-employedAmstelveen: 18.0%
0.8cars 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 36 crimes in Betsy Perkbuurt in 2025, 50% more than in 2024. That is 20.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Burglary of homes7
Theft from vehicles5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Threats2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Vehicle theft1
Street robbery1
Other property crime1

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 Betsy Perkbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.3 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.3
Primary pupils living here140
Secondary pupils living here80
Business premises140
Residents per km²8,207
Land area21 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

BuitenplaatsenbuurtTheaterbuurtLandschappenbuurtLegmeerBovenkerkSchrijversbuurtBovenkerk - Westwijk Noord district