Columbusplein e.o.

Columbusplein e.o. is a neighbourhood in the Hoofdweg e.o. district of Amsterdam, with 3,395 residents and 1,960 homes. 18% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€444,000) is 14% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 586 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 0363EM04 · 75 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,395residents1 January 2025

€444,000average WOZ home valueAmsterdam: €518,000

24%green within 500 mAmsterdam: 23%

586services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Amsterdam with Columbusplein e.o. highlighted

Who lives here.

3,395 residents in 1,995 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amsterdam.

12%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

43%

aged 25–44

11%

aged 65 and over

57%

one-person households

21%

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 Columbusplein e.o. is €444,000, against €518,000 in Amsterdam.

1,960homes1 January 2025

0%single-family houses100% flats and apartments

18%owner-occupied55% housing association

0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

630 m³gas per home per yearAmsterdam: 580 m³

1,480 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmsterdam: 1,880 kWh

0%homes off the gas gridAmsterdam: 19%

2%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 Columbusplein e.o. compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmsterdam: 50%

11%in the top 20% nationallyAmsterdam: 18%

7.9%of residents live below the poverty lineAmsterdam: 6.7%

€4,000median household wealthAmsterdam: €15,000

69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmsterdam: 71.0%

40%with a university or higher professional degreeAmsterdam: 50%

19.0%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 181 crimes in Columbusplein e.o. in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 53.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 85.6 across Amsterdam.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds41

Assault15

Vandalism and criminal damage14

Theft from vehicles12

Other property crime11

Threats8

Burglary of homes5

Driving under the influence3

Vehicle theft2

Public violence against people1

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 Columbusplein e.o., a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km39.0

Primary pupils living here180

Secondary pupils living here120

Business premises680

Residents per km²23,482

Land area14 ha

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

Schools in Columbusplein e.o.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Oecumenische basisschool de VisserschoolPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam.

Van Brakelkwartier Orteliusbuurt-Zuid De Wester Quartier Balboaplein e.o.Orteliusbuurt-Midden Hoofdweg e.o. district