Neighbourhood Rapenburg

Neighbourhood in district Nieuwmarkt/Lastage · municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 699 homes
  • 1.030 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1901
  • avg. WOZ € 493.000

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 Rapenburg

Homes
699
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1901
Average living area
64 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
635
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 96% 672
  • Mid-terrace house 4% 27

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 142
  • B 13% 94
  • C 12% 87
  • D 10% 70
  • E 8% 55
  • F 6% 42
  • G 25% 174
  • No label 5% 35

Building period

  • Built before 1945 63% 441
  • 1970–1989 19% 135
  • 1990–2009 5% 38
  • 2010 and later 10% 69
  • Unknown 2% 16

Residents

Residents
1.030
January 1, 2025
Households
675
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
65%
Households with children
12%
Population density
11.036
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 7% 70
  • 15–25 years 23% 240
  • 25–45 years 37% 385
  • 45–65 years 20% 210
  • 65 years and older 12% 125

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 493.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
24%
Rental homes
76%
39% housing association
Single-family homes
3%
97% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
10%
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
1.820 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
20 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
680 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
1%

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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
200 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
21
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
6.184 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,2
135 passenger cars
Company locations
305
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)
61 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
74%
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
56%
municipality 17%

Noise level of the 699 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 123
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 188
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 31% 214
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 21% 149
  • above 70 dB: extreme 4% 25

Flooding

Homes that may flood
10%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
10%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,6 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
23,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
46%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
46%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 63%
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
129
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
133
-8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
7,2
5 burglaries
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 26% 35
  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 17
  • Vernieling 8% 10
  • Woninginbraak 4% 5
  • Mishandeling 2% 3
  • Drugshandel 2% 3
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 2

Per year

  1. 772021
  2. 1322022
  3. 1012023
  4. 1982024
  5. 1422025

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
4,34
+0,24 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,06
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,45 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,07 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,14 insufficient

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 −1,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
19,4%
zeer hoog, municipality 2,7%
Pile rot in 2050
19,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,6%
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
€ 17.500
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
30%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
31,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)