Nieuwe Kerk e.o.

Nieuwe Kerk e.o. is a neighbourhood in the Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde district of Amsterdam, with 830 residents and 540 homes. 23% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€522,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 1,523 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 0363AD05 · 22 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

830residents1 January 2025

€522,000average WOZ home valueAmsterdam: €518,000

0%green within 500 mAmsterdam: 23%

1,523services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Nieuwe Kerk e.o. in AmsterdamPostcodes in Nieuwe Kerk e.o. highlighted; the rest of Amsterdam in grey

Map of Amsterdam with Nieuwe Kerk e.o. highlighted

Who lives here.

830 residents in 570 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amsterdam.

aged 0–14

23%

aged 15–24

48%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

65%

one-person households

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 Nieuwe Kerk e.o. is €522,000, against €518,000 in Amsterdam.

540homes1 January 2025

8%single-family houses92% flats and apartments

23%owner-occupied6% housing association

1%built in the last ten years14% unoccupied

730 m³gas per home per yearAmsterdam: 580 m³

1,800 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmsterdam: 1,880 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridAmsterdam: 19%

3%homes with solar panelsAmsterdam: 10%

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 Nieuwe Kerk e.o. compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

53%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmsterdam: 50%

13%in the top 20% nationallyAmsterdam: 18%

9.3%of residents live below the poverty lineAmsterdam: 6.7%

€9,000median household wealthAmsterdam: €15,000

80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmsterdam: 71.0%

20.0%of workers are self-employedAmsterdam: 21.0%

0.1cars per householdAmsterdam: 0.4

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 756 crimes in Nieuwe Kerk e.o. in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 910.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 85.6 across Amsterdam.

Other property crime125

Pickpocketing95

Assault29

Theft of bicycles and mopeds21

Vandalism and criminal damage21

Street robbery16

Public violence against people7

Burglary of homes4

Theft from vehicles4

Threats3

Driving under the influence2

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 Nieuwe Kerk e.o., a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.8 km

Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km24.5

Primary pupils living here20

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises465

Residents per km²9,827

Land area8 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam.

Spuistraat-Noord Oude Kerk e.o.Nieuwendijk-Noord Hemelrijk Leliegracht e.o.Langestraat e.o.Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde district