Rapenburg

Rapenburg is a neighbourhood in the Nieuwmarkt/Lastage district of Amsterdam, with 1,030 residents and 636 homes. 25% of homes are owner-occupied and 3% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€505,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 932 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 0363AF04 · 18 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,030residents1 January 2025

€505,000average WOZ home valueAmsterdam: €518,000

5%green within 500 mAmsterdam: 23%

932services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Rapenburg in AmsterdamPostcodes in Rapenburg highlighted; the rest of Amsterdam in grey

Map of Amsterdam with Rapenburg highlighted

Who lives here.

1,030 residents in 685 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amsterdam.

aged 0–14

23%

aged 15–24

37%

aged 25–44

12%

aged 65 and over

64%

one-person households

11%

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 Rapenburg is €505,000, against €518,000 in Amsterdam.

636homes1 January 2025

3%single-family houses97% flats and apartments

25%owner-occupied39% housing association

7%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied

680 m³gas per home per yearAmsterdam: 580 m³

1,720 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 Rapenburg compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmsterdam: 50%

17%in the top 20% nationallyAmsterdam: 18%

10.1%of residents live below the poverty lineAmsterdam: 6.7%

€18,000median household wealthAmsterdam: €15,000

64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmsterdam: 71.0%

30.0%of workers are self-employedAmsterdam: 21.0%

0.2cars 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 142 crimes in Rapenburg in 2025, 28% fewer than in 2024. That is 137.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 85.6 across Amsterdam.

Theft from vehicles38

Theft of bicycles and mopeds25

Other property crime19

Vandalism and criminal damage13

Burglary of homes4

Assault4

Threats1

Street robbery1

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 Rapenburg, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.7 km

Day nursery0.2 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km21.5

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises320

Residents per km²11,189

Land area9 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam.

Valkenburg Uilenburg Scheepvaarthuisbuurt Lastage Nieuwmarkt Nieuwmarkt/Lastage district