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Legmeerpolder

Legmeerpolder is a neighbourhood in the Buitengebied Zuid district of Amstelveen, with 225 residents and 108 homes. 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 94% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€694,000) is 22% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 26 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03621302 · 8 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
225residents1 January 2025
€694,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000
13%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%
26services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Legmeerpolder in AmstelveenPostcodes in Legmeerpolder highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey
Map of Amstelveen with Legmeerpolder highlighted

Who lives here.

225 residents in 90 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

9%
aged 0–14
16%
aged 15–24
18%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 65 and over
22%
one-person households
39%
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 Legmeerpolder is €694,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

108homes2 newly built in 2025
94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments
67%owner-occupied3% housing association
5%built in the last ten years23% unoccupied
1,600 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³
4,480 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh
4%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%
45%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)

Safety.

Police registered 56 crimes in Legmeerpolder in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 248.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Driving under the influence11
Other property crime10
Vandalism and criminal damage6
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Assault4
Burglary of homes2
Threats2
Vehicle theft1
Hold-up robbery1

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 Legmeerpolder, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.5 km
Large supermarket1.7 km
Day nursery1.9 km
Primary school1.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.8
Primary pupils living here10
Secondary pupils living here10
Business premises265
Residents per km²50
Land area448 ha

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

Schools in Legmeerpolder.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Openbare Basisschool de WestwijzerPrimary school · Openbaar

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.