Helmersbuurt-Oost

Helmersbuurt-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Helmersbuurt district of Amsterdam, with 2,600 residents and 1,419 homes. 41% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€729,000) is 41% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 1,164 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 0363EU03 · 60 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,600residents1 January 2025

€729,000average WOZ home valueAmsterdam: €518,000

6%green within 500 mAmsterdam: 23%

1,164services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Helmersbuurt-Oost in AmsterdamPostcodes in Helmersbuurt-Oost highlighted; the rest of Amsterdam in grey

Map of Amsterdam with Helmersbuurt-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

2,600 residents in 1,515 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amsterdam.

10%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

47%

aged 25–44

10%

aged 65 and over

53%

one-person households

18%

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 Helmersbuurt-Oost is €729,000, against €518,000 in Amsterdam.

1,419homes1 January 2025

1%single-family houses99% flats and apartments

41%owner-occupied3% housing association

0%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied

780 m³gas per home per yearAmsterdam: 580 m³

1,990 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmsterdam: 1,880 kWh

0%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 Helmersbuurt-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

39%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmsterdam: 50%

26%in the top 20% nationallyAmsterdam: 18%

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

€56,000median household wealthAmsterdam: €15,000

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

76%with a university or higher professional degreeAmsterdam: 50%

24.0%of workers are self-employedAmsterdam: 21.0%

0.3cars 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 251 crimes in Helmersbuurt-Oost in 2025, 6% more than in 2024. That is 96.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 85.6 across Amsterdam.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds58

Theft from vehicles41

Other property crime23

Vandalism and criminal damage10

Driving under the influence10

Assault8

Burglary of homes5

Threats2

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

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 Helmersbuurt-Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km

Large supermarket0.3 km

Day nursery0.2 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km42.2

Primary pupils living here100

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises685

Residents per km²25,088

Land area10 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam.

Marnixbuurt-Zuid Leidsebuurt-Zuidwest Passeerdersgrachtbuurt Leidsebuurt-Noordwest Helmersbuurt district