Neighbourhood KNSM-eiland

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

  • 1.321 homes
  • 2.325 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 571.000

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 KNSM-eiland

Homes
1.321
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
89 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.324
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 100% 1.319
  • Mid-terrace house 0% 1
  • Semi-detached house 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 206
  • B 44% 581
  • C 39% 520
  • D 0% 3
  • E 0% 4
  • G 1% 7

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 96
  • 1990–2009 93% 1.225

Residents

Residents
2.325
January 1, 2025
Households
1.370
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
19%
Population density
19.309
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²
of which 0,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 200
  • 15–25 years 8% 175
  • 25–45 years 25% 570
  • 45–65 years 35% 810
  • 65 years and older 25% 570

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 571.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
48%
Rental homes
52%
45% housing association
Single-family homes
0%
100% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
1.780 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
0 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
570 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
1%
Gas-free
4%
District heating
3%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heat network
3%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)

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
1,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.849 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
695 passenger cars
Company locations
725
of which 65 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)
54 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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 1.321 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 80% 1.057
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 263
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
87%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
78%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
80% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
75%
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
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
61%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
63%
municipality 10%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
40
-22% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
2 burglaries
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 13% 5
  • Woninginbraak 5% 2
  • Mishandeling 5% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 1
  • Vernieling 3% 1

Per year

  1. 632021
  2. 612022
  3. 762023
  4. 722024
  5. 422025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,27
+0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,18 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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)
−1,9 mm per year
municipality −1,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,4%
laag, municipality 2,7%
Pile rot in 2050
1,4%
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

Median household wealth
€ 198.100
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
29%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
34,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)