Neighbourhood Walvisbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Oostzanerwerf · municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 551 homes
  • 1.365 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1988
  • avg. WOZ € 496.000

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 Walvisbuurt

Homes
551
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1988
Average living area
101 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
548
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 68% 373
  • Apartment 12% 67
  • End-terrace house 9% 50
  • Detached 7% 40
  • Semi-detached house 4% 21

Energy label

  • A or better 25% 139
  • B 41% 226
  • C 26% 143
  • D 1% 4
  • E 1% 4
  • F 2% 12
  • G 3% 16
  • No label 1% 7

Building period

  • Built before 1945 5% 30
  • 1945–1969 2% 13
  • 1970–1989 3% 14
  • 1990–2009 89% 492
  • 2010 and later 0% 1
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.365
January 1, 2025
Households
585
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
41%
Population density
5.649
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 235
  • 15–25 years 11% 155
  • 25–45 years 28% 385
  • 45–65 years 28% 385
  • 65 years and older 15% 205

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 496.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% 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
2.650 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
440 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.780 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
563 passenger cars
Company locations
180
of which 20 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
64%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 8%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
87%
municipality 23%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
33%
municipality 17%

Noise level of the 551 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 190
  • 56–60 dB: busy 36% 197
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 22% 121
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 8% 43

Flooding

Homes that may flood
85%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
43%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
20,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
60%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
35%
municipality 63%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
16%
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
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
35
-33% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
1 burglary
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 3
  • Autodiefstal 6% 2
  • Mishandeling 6% 2
  • Vernieling 6% 2
  • Woninginbraak 3% 1
  • Bedreiging 3% 1

Per year

  1. 502021
  2. 342022
  3. 532023
  4. 442024
  5. 402025

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
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
57 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 2,7%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
59,4%
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
€ 242.000
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)