Neighbourhood Architectenbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Oostelijk Havengebied · municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 1.004 homes
  • 1.695 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 479.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Architectenbuurt

Homes
1.004
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
76 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.004
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 98% 981
  • Mid-terrace house 1% 9
  • End-terrace house 1% 8
  • Semi-detached house 1% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 204
  • B 25% 255
  • C 34% 340
  • D 6% 64
  • E 2% 21
  • F 1% 10
  • G 11% 110

Building period

  • Built before 1945 35% 356
  • 1970–1989 65% 648

Residents

Residents
1.695
January 1, 2025
Households
1.035
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
54%
Households with children
18%
Population density
17.056
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 155
  • 15–25 years 8% 140
  • 25–45 years 30% 515
  • 45–65 years 32% 545
  • 65 years and older 20% 345

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 479.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
55%
Rental homes
45%
33% housing association
Single-family homes
2%
98% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
1.690 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
0 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
600 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
0%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
0%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
1,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
6.762 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
474 passenger cars
Company locations
310
of which 25 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
59 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 8%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 23%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 17%

Noise level of the 1.004 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 2% 21
  • 56–60 dB: busy 81% 809
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 17% 174

Flooding

Homes that may flood
27%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
27%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,3 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
46%
municipality 42%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
61%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 63%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
41
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
70
+23% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,0
2 burglaries
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 17% 12
  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 10
  • Mishandeling 7% 5
  • Vernieling 7% 5
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 442021
  2. 602022
  3. 702023
  4. 652024
  5. 722025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,25 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,5%
zeer laag, municipality 2,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 160.500
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
23%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
30,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)