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Amerikaansebuurt

Amerikaansebuurt is a neighbourhood in the Oostgaarde Noord district of Capelle aan den IJssel, with 420 residents and 166 homes. 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 73% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€379,000) is 5% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 120 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05020555 · 6 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
420residents1 January 2025
€379,000average WOZ home valueCapelle aan den IJssel: €362,000
27%green within 500 mCapelle aan den IJssel: 25%
120services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Amerikaansebuurt in Capelle aan den IJsselPostcodes in Amerikaansebuurt highlighted; the rest of Capelle aan den IJssel in grey
Map of Capelle aan den IJssel with Amerikaansebuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

420 residents in 175 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Capelle aan den IJssel.

16%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
25%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 65 and over
31%
one-person households
31%
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 Amerikaansebuurt is €379,000, against €362,000 in Capelle aan den IJssel.

166homes1 January 2025
73%single-family houses27% flats and apartments
61%owner-occupied33% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
930 m³gas per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 530 m³
2,600 kWhelectricity per home per yearCapelle aan den IJssel: 2,410 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridCapelle aan den IJssel: 33%
10%homes with solar panelsCapelle aan den IJssel: 23%

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 Amerikaansebuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

30%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 40%
14%in the top 20% nationallyCapelle aan den IJssel: 18%
2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineCapelle aan den IJssel: 3.6%
€158,000median household wealthCapelle aan den IJssel: €117,000
61.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workCapelle aan den IJssel: 69.0%
15.0%of workers are self-employedCapelle aan den IJssel: 15.0%
0.9cars per householdCapelle aan den IJssel: 0.9

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 10 crimes in Amerikaansebuurt in 2025, 9% fewer than in 2024. That is 23.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.6 across Capelle aan den IJssel.

Theft from vehicles2
Burglary of homes1
Vehicle theft1
Assault1
Other property crime1
Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Amerikaansebuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.2 km
Primary school0.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.8
Primary pupils living here40
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises45
Residents per km²4,797
Land area9 ha

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

Schools in Amerikaansebuurt.

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

Pieter BasPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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 Capelle aan den IJssel.

ScandinavischebuurtBeemster/PurmerhoekBergenbuurtSchermerhoekDiepenbuurtDe BaronieOostgaarde Noord district