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Buitenplaatsenbuurt

Buitenplaatsenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord district of Amstelveen, with 1,350 residents and 649 homes. 45% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€529,000) is 7% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 126 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03621102 · 21 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,350residents1 January 2025
€529,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000
20%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%
126services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Buitenplaatsenbuurt in AmstelveenPostcodes in Buitenplaatsenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey
Map of Amstelveen with Buitenplaatsenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,350 residents in 660 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

14%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
41%
one-person households
30%
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 Buitenplaatsenbuurt is €529,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

649homes1 January 2025
49%single-family houses51% flats and apartments
45%owner-occupied39% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
760 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³
2,300 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%
17%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 Buitenplaatsenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

40%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%
25%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%
2.5%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%
€65,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmstelveen: 70.0%
30%with a university or higher professional degreeAmstelveen: 47%
16.0%of workers are self-employedAmstelveen: 18.0%
1.0cars 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 31 crimes in Buitenplaatsenbuurt in 2025, 19% more than in 2024. That is 23.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Burglary of homes5
Theft from vehicles5
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Vehicle theft3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Threats1
Assault1
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 Buitenplaatsenbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.8
Primary pupils living here100
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises180
Residents per km²4,557
Land area30 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

Betsy PerkbuurtLandschappenbuurtTheaterbuurtBovenkerkLegmeerKastelenbuurtBovenkerk - Westwijk Noord district