Neighbourhood Bovenkerk

Neighbourhood in district Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord · municipality Amstelveen · Noord-Holland

  • 1.407 homes
  • 3.175 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1993
  • avg. WOZ € 600.000

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 Bovenkerk

Homes
1.407
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1993
Average living area
113 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.275
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 38% 529
  • Apartment 36% 502
  • End-terrace house 18% 251
  • Detached 5% 67
  • Semi-detached house 4% 58

Energy label

  • A or better 62% 876
  • B 5% 65
  • C 10% 138
  • D 4% 51
  • E 7% 101
  • F 4% 56
  • G 4% 63
  • No label 4% 57

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 106
  • 1945–1969 20% 279
  • 1970–1989 5% 70
  • 1990–2009 33% 458
  • 2010 and later 35% 494

Residents

Residents
3.175
January 1, 2025
Households
1.275
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
34%
Households with children
43%
Population density
3.951
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 595
  • 15–25 years 13% 410
  • 25–45 years 19% 620
  • 45–65 years 30% 950
  • 65 years and older 19% 610

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 600.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
47%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
66%
34% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
36
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
2.650 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
560 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
30%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 3% block, 1% district heating, 3% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.426 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.210 passenger cars
Company locations
525
of which 95 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)
61 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
34%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
100%
municipality 70%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
20%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.407 homes

  • 56–60 dB: busy 57% 808
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 31% 440
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 11% 159

Flooding

Homes that may flood
69%
municipality 92%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
39%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
19% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
55%
municipality 50%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 93%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
21%
municipality 23%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
20%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
57
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
181
+6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,6
5 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 15% 28
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 20
  • Mishandeling 7% 13
  • Vernieling 4% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 6
  • Woninginbraak 3% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 5
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 3

Per year

  1. 1332021
  2. 1182022
  3. 1552023
  4. 1652024
  5. 1562025

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
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 more than sufficient

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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 0,6%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,1%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 41.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 212.100
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
30,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)