Bovenkerk

Bovenkerk is a neighbourhood in the Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord district of Amstelveen, with 3,175 residents and 1,309 homes. 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 65% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€618,000) is 9% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 112 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03621101 · 59 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,175residents1 January 2025

€618,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000

42%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%

112services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Amstelveen with Bovenkerk highlighted

Who lives here.

3,175 residents in 1,380 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

19%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

20%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

36%

one-person households

41%

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 Bovenkerk is €618,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

1,309homes113 newly built in 2025

65%single-family houses35% flats and apartments

52%owner-occupied42% housing association

4%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

830 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³

2,620 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh

6%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%

32%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 Bovenkerk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%

32%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%

2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%

€212,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmstelveen: 70.0%

45%with a university or higher professional degreeAmstelveen: 47%

18.0%of workers are self-employedAmstelveen: 18.0%

0.9cars 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 156 crimes in Bovenkerk in 2025, 6% fewer than in 2024. That is 49.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Other property crime31

Theft of bicycles and mopeds10

Threats8

Assault8

Vandalism and criminal damage7

Theft from vehicles6

Burglary of homes5

Driving under the influence2

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

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 Bovenkerk, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.9 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.1

Primary pupils living here310

Secondary pupils living here280

Business premises525

Residents per km²4,152

Land area77 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

Betsy Perkbuurt Buitenplaatsenbuurt Amsterdamse Bos Zuid Startbaanbuurt Populierenbuurt Beroepenbuurt Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord district