Neighbourhood Driehoekbuurt

Neighbourhood in the district of Jordaan · municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 1.911 homes
  • 2.730 residents
  • avg. year built 1920
  • avg. WOZ value € 505.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in Driehoekbuurt

Homes
1.911
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1920
Average living area
57 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.896
2025

Home type

  • Flat 95% 1.813
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 87
  • End-of-terrace house 0% 9
  • Semi-detached house 0% 1
  • Detached house 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 227
  • B 13% 240
  • C 25% 482
  • D 13% 239
  • E 9% 174
  • F 5% 94
  • G 22% 425
  • No label 2% 30

Construction period

  • Before 1945 74% 1.406
  • 1945–1969 2% 31
  • 1970–1989 14% 274
  • 1990–2009 10% 183
  • 2010 onwards 1% 10
  • Unknown 0% 7

Residents

Residents
2.730
1 January 2025
Households
1.905
avg. 1,4 people
Single-person households
67%
Households with children
11%
Population density
27.752
residents per km²
Floor area
0,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 6% 170
  • 15–25 years 11% 310
  • 25–45 years 40% 1.080
  • 45–65 years 26% 710
  • 65 years and over 17% 460

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 505.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
27%
Rented homes
73%
39% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
4%
96% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied homes
9%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
1.500 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
10 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
660 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
1%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
1%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
GP practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
17
Degree of urbanisation
Very highly urbanised
10.768 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,2
468 passenger cars
Business premises
730
of which 100 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
58 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
17%
municipality 32%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
12%
municipality 8%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 23%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
0%
municipality 17%

Noise levels at the 1.911 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderate 1% 17
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 98% 1.869
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 25

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
82%
municipality 68%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
82%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
an average of 0,7 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
17,9 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
9,6 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
17,1 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green space within 500 m
28%
municipality 42%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
69%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
14%
municipality 77%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
49%
municipality 63%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
36%
municipality 10%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
50
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
136
-15% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,2
8 burglaries
Municipality
87
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 34
  • Vernieling 7% 10
  • Woninginbraak 6% 8
  • Bedreiging 6% 8
  • Drugshandel 6% 8
  • Mishandeling 5% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 4
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1

By year

  1. 1242021
  2. 1572022
  3. 1372023
  4. 1292024
  5. 1562025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Excellent Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
category 9 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,36
+0,26 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,00
2022 assessment: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,54 excellent
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves −0,11 poor
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,14 poor

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,8 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
2 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 2,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
1,0%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 44.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 19.100
Employment rate
72%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
27%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
25,8%
share of people (20% nationally)