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Schrijversbuurt

Schrijversbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Westwijk Zuid district of Amstelveen, with 2,040 residents and 738 homes. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 93% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€656,000) is 15% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 101 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03621202 · 35 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,040residents1 January 2025
€656,000average WOZ home valueAmstelveen: €568,000
9%green within 500 mAmstelveen: 27%
101services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Schrijversbuurt in AmstelveenPostcodes in Schrijversbuurt highlighted; the rest of Amstelveen in grey
Map of Amstelveen with Schrijversbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,040 residents in 740 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amstelveen.

17%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
22%
aged 25–44
13%
aged 65 and over
18%
one-person households
58%
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 Schrijversbuurt is €656,000, against €568,000 in Amstelveen.

738homes1 January 2025
93%single-family houses7% flats and apartments
82%owner-occupied8% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
940 m³gas per home per yearAmstelveen: 790 m³
3,060 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmstelveen: 2,490 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridAmstelveen: 12%
38%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 Schrijversbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

14%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmstelveen: 39%
52%in the top 20% nationallyAmstelveen: 26%
1.9%of residents live below the poverty lineAmstelveen: 3.9%
€478,000median household wealthAmstelveen: €77,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmstelveen: 70.0%
43%with a university or higher professional degreeAmstelveen: 47%
14.0%of workers are self-employedAmstelveen: 18.0%
1.1cars 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 34 crimes in Schrijversbuurt in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 16.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 38.3 across Amstelveen.

Theft from vehicles4
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Burglary of homes3
Assault2
Other property crime2
Vehicle theft1
Street 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 Schrijversbuurt, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket1.0 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.3
Primary pupils living here170
Secondary pupils living here150
Business premises200
Residents per km²6,592
Land area31 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen.

TheaterbuurtKruidenbuurtKastelenbuurtLandschappenbuurtLegmeerDe SchegWestwijk Zuid district