Neighbourhood Operabuurt

Neighbourhood in district Bankras Kostverloren · municipality Amstelveen · Noord-Holland

  • 1.197 homes
  • 2.445 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 442.000

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 Operabuurt

Homes
1.197
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
92 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.124
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 62% 744
  • Mid-terrace house 30% 362
  • End-terrace house 8% 91

Energy label

  • A or better 47% 563
  • B 12% 142
  • C 16% 196
  • D 9% 102
  • E 8% 100
  • F 1% 14
  • G 1% 6
  • No label 6% 74

Building period

  • 1945–1969 66% 796
  • 1970–1989 20% 237
  • 2010 and later 14% 162
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.445
January 1, 2025
Households
1.135
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
41%
Households with children
36%
Population density
6.614
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 425
  • 15–25 years 13% 310
  • 25–45 years 26% 635
  • 45–65 years 26% 625
  • 65 years and older 18% 445

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 442.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
26%
Rental homes
74%
49% housing association
Single-family homes
40%
60% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
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
2.070 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
300 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
740 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
8%
District heating
8%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heat network
7%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
71% central heating, 21% block, 8% district heating
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.649 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
743 passenger cars
Company locations
245
of which 40 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)
58 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
58%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 70%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
19%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.197 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 257
  • 56–60 dB: busy 66% 790
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 150

Flooding

Homes that may flood
76%
municipality 92%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
76%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 1,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
47%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
67%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
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
38%
municipality 23%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
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
43
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
104
+25% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
8,4
10 burglaries
Municipality
41
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 18
  • Vernieling 13% 14
  • Woninginbraak 10% 10
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 9
  • Bedreiging 6% 6
  • Mishandeling 4% 4
  • Autodiefstal 3% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 2

Per year

  1. 922021
  2. 842022
  3. 922023
  4. 792024
  5. 852025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,09
−0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,06 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,10 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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)
−1,2 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
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,6%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
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
€ 20.300
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)