Neighbourhood L-buurt

Neighbourhood in district Nellestein · municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 1.646 homes
  • 3.125 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 308.000

Map

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 L-buurt

Homes
1.646
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.648
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 100% 1.645
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 5% 75
  • B 37% 605
  • C 38% 626
  • D 20% 334
  • E 0% 4
  • G 0% 2

Building period

  • 1970–1989 100% 1.645
  • 1990–2009 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.125
January 1, 2025
Households
1.815
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
21%
Population density
4.463
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 365
  • 15–25 years 9% 290
  • 25–45 years 35% 1.090
  • 45–65 years 24% 760
  • 65 years and older 20% 620

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 308.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rental homes
59%
19% housing association
Single-family homes
0%
100% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
1.900 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
10 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
2%
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
1,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.105 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
940 passenger cars
Company locations
490
of which 55 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)
50 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
4%
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 1.646 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 64% 1.059
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 520
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 67

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
97%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,3 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
88% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
71%
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
severe heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
49%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
23%
municipality 63%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
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
44
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
138
-18% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,6
1 burglary
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 20
  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 18
  • Mishandeling 5% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 6
  • Autodiefstal 4% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 4
  • Drugshandel 3% 4
  • Straatroof 2% 3

Per year

  1. 1632021
  2. 1572022
  3. 1382023
  4. 1672024
  5. 1662025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,91
−0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Weak
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 −0,11 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
29 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 2,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 35.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 34.600
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21%
share of people (nationally 20%)