Municipality Amsterdam

Municipality · Noord-Holland

  • 513.363 homes
  • 934.526 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 498.000

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 Amsterdam

Homes
513.363
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
76 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
480.852
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 88% 450.647
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 44.303
  • End-terrace house 2% 12.019
  • Semi-detached house 1% 3.246
  • Detached 1% 3.148

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 160.411
  • B 13% 67.501
  • C 20% 104.715
  • D 9% 46.652
  • E 7% 36.308
  • F 3% 15.922
  • G 11% 57.948
  • No label 5% 23.906

Building period

  • Built before 1945 37% 190.884
  • 1945–1969 13% 68.756
  • 1970–1989 15% 78.173
  • 1990–2009 15% 79.086
  • 2010 and later 19% 95.341
  • Unknown 0% 1.123

Residents

Residents
934.526
January 1, 2025
Households
515.181
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
55%
Households with children
23%
Population density
4.950
inhabitants per km²
Area
243,7 km²
of which 55,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 120.803
  • 15–25 years 13% 123.249
  • 25–45 years 37% 346.547
  • 45–65 years 23% 214.003
  • 65 years and older 14% 129.924

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 498.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rental homes
70%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
13%
87% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
5.770
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
1.890 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
580 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
9%
Gas-free
18%
District heating
18%
Mainly electrically heated
4%

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
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
21
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
6.099 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
212.250 passenger cars
Company locations
206.195
of which 30.865 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
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
8%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
23%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
17%

Noise level of the 513.363 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 161
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 21.530
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 174.444
  • 56–60 dB: busy 35% 181.488
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 21% 105.251
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 28.906
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1.583

Flooding

Homes that may flood
68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
36%
Of which more than 2 m water
8%
Maximum water depth
10,0 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
17,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,2 µg/m³
95% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
Green within 500 m
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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
79%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
63%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
87
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
80.908
-1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
1546 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 13.042
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 6.189
  • Vernieling 7% 5.675
  • Mishandeling 6% 4.707
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 3.346
  • Zakkenrollerij 3% 2.754
  • Bedreiging 3% 2.464
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1.546

Per year

  1. 64.1922021
  2. 76.4032022
  3. 81.2162023
  4. 82.3312024
  5. 80.0162025

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

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Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,17
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,31 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 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)
−1,8 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
8 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,7%
laag
Pile rot in 2050
2,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,9%
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
€ 41.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 49.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 14.600
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
25,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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