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Hemellichamenbuurt

Hemellichamenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Waardhuizen, Middenhoven district of Amstelveen, with 2,590 residents and 1,296 homes. 36% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€434,000) is 24% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 144 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03621002 · 61 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,590residents1 January 2025
€434,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000
23%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%
144services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Hemellichamenbuurt in AmstelveenPostcodes in Hemellichamenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey
Map of Amstelveen with Hemellichamenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,590 residents in 1,335 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

15%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
45%
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 Hemellichamenbuurt is €434,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

1,296homes1 January 2025
45%single-family houses55% flats and apartments
36%owner-occupied51% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
690 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³
1,980 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%
26%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 Hemellichamenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

43%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%
15%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%
4.1%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%
€33,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmstelveen: 70.0%
36%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 61 crimes in Hemellichamenbuurt in 2025, 5% fewer than in 2024. That is 23.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Vandalism and criminal damage12
Theft of bicycles and mopeds5
Assault4
Burglary of homes3
Threats3
Other property crime2
Theft from vehicles1
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 Hemellichamenbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.1
Primary pupils living here200
Secondary pupils living here140
Business premises285
Residents per km²6,436
Land area40 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

BeroepenbuurtMolenbuurtPunterbuurtGaljoenbuurtStartbaanbuurtWatercirkelbuurtWaardhuizen, Middenhoven district