Nes aan de Amstel

Nes aan de Amstel is a neighbourhood in the Buitengebied Zuid district of Amstelveen, with 1,005 residents and 571 homes. 47% of homes are owner-occupied and 94% are single-family houses. From a typical postcode here, 11 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03621301 · 26 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,005residents1 January 2025

571homesCBS

62%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%

11services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Nes aan de Amstel in AmstelveenPostcodes in Nes aan de Amstel highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey

Map of Amstelveen with Nes aan de Amstel highlighted

Who lives here.

1,005 residents in 420 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

12%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

15%

aged 25–44

24%

aged 65 and over

31%

one-person households

42%

households with children

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

Homes.

The housing stock of Nes aan de Amstel on 1 January 2025.

571homes5 newly built in 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

47%owner-occupied16% housing association

3%built in the last ten years33% unoccupied

1,210 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³

3,280 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%

39%homes with solar panelsAmstelveen: 24%

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

Income and work.

How households in Nes aan de Amstel compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

29%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%

34%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%

4.0%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%

€429,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000

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

44%with a university or higher professional degreeAmstelveen: 47%

35.0%of workers are self-employedAmstelveen: 18.0%

1.2cars 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 67 crimes in Nes aan de Amstel in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 66.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Vandalism and criminal damage12

Driving under the influence12

Other property crime6

Assault3

Burglary of homes2

Threats2

Street robbery2

Theft from vehicles1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

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 Nes aan de Amstel, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice4.5 km

Large supermarket4.0 km

Day nursery2.5 km

Primary school4.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.7

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises260

Residents per km²102

Land area984 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

Galjoenbuurt Punterbuurt Hemellichamenbuurt Molenbuurt Kringloopbuurt Watercirkelbuurt Buitengebied Zuid district