Neighbourhood Westerstaatsman

Neighbourhood in district Staatsliedenbuurt · municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 1.803 homes
  • 2.825 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1914
  • avg. WOZ € 420.000

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 Westerstaatsman

Homes
1.803
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1914
Average living area
51 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.777
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 100% 1.798
  • Mid-terrace house 0% 5

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 176
  • B 12% 211
  • C 23% 408
  • D 20% 366
  • E 9% 160
  • F 4% 66
  • G 23% 406
  • No label 1% 10

Building period

  • Built before 1945 97% 1.740
  • 1990–2009 3% 50
  • Unknown 1% 13

Residents

Residents
2.825
January 1, 2025
Households
1.840
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
63%
Households with children
15%
Population density
28.931
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 270
  • 15–25 years 9% 245
  • 25–45 years 50% 1.415
  • 45–65 years 25% 710
  • 65 years and older 7% 185

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 420.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
38%
Rental homes
62%
35% 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
1.460 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
10 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
590 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
200 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
25
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
8.338 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
510 passenger cars
Company locations
735
of which 80 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)
59 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
38%
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
18%
municipality 17%

Noise level of the 1.803 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 2% 32
  • 56–60 dB: busy 67% 1.210
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 26% 472
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 5% 89

Flooding

Homes that may flood
94%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
91%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
17,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
33%
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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
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
0%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
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
43
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
120
+10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
5 burglaries
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 26
  • Vernieling 6% 7
  • Woninginbraak 4% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 4
  • Mishandeling 3% 4
  • Autodiefstal 2% 2
  • Drugshandel 2% 2

Per year

  1. 1092021
  2. 1362022
  3. 1252023
  4. 1362024
  5. 962025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Very good
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 −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,38 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,11 insufficient
  • 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)
−2,4 mm per year
municipality −1,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 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
1,0%
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
€ 45.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 21.900
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
32%
share of people (nationally 20%)