District Helmersbuurt

District in municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 4.499 homes
  • 7.400 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1919
  • avg. WOZ € 623.000

Map

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 Helmersbuurt

Homes
4.499
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1919
Average living area
74 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.456
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 99% 4.463
  • Mid-terrace house 1% 29
  • End-terrace house 0% 6
  • Detached 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 976
  • B 11% 511
  • C 19% 852
  • D 11% 492
  • E 5% 247
  • F 4% 158
  • G 26% 1.159
  • No label 2% 104

Building period

  • Built before 1945 79% 3.551
  • 1945–1969 3% 115
  • 1970–1989 12% 524
  • 1990–2009 6% 268
  • 2010 and later 1% 37
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
7.400
January 1, 2025
Households
4.660
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
60%
Households with children
16%
Population density
22.433
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 700
  • 15–25 years 11% 835
  • 25–45 years 43% 3.195
  • 45–65 years 23% 1.685
  • 65 years and older 13% 990

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 623.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
33%
Rental homes
67%
26% housing association
Single-family homes
1%
99% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
8%
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
1.830 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
20 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
690 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
2%
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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
39
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
10.575 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
1.388 passenger cars
Company locations
2.325
of which 300 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)
55 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
28%
municipality 32%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 8%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
99%
municipality 23%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
21%
municipality 17%

Noise level of the 4.499 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 7% 309
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 64% 2.876
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 411
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 235
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 15% 658
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 10

Flooding

Homes that may flood
89%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
22%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,7 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
10,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
17,5 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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
80%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
61%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
78%
municipality 63%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
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
99
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
729
+1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,7
30 burglaries
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 23% 171
  • Diefstal uit auto 12% 85
  • Vernieling 6% 42
  • Woninginbraak 4% 30
  • Mishandeling 4% 26
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 22
  • Drugshandel 2% 15
  • Bedreiging 2% 14

Per year

  1. 5232021
  2. 7092022
  3. 7252023
  4. 6402024
  5. 7172025

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
4,49
+0,38 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,59 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,10 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 55.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 64.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 37.800
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
25%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
35,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Helmersbuurt 3