District Scheldebuurt

District in municipality Amsterdam · Noord-Holland

  • 8.153 homes
  • 15.125 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1943
  • avg. WOZ € 642.000

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 Scheldebuurt

Homes
8.153
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1943
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.893
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 98% 8.019
  • Mid-terrace house 1% 89
  • End-terrace house 0% 36
  • Semi-detached house 0% 7
  • Detached 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 1.414
  • B 7% 554
  • C 15% 1.217
  • D 16% 1.344
  • E 14% 1.138
  • F 5% 418
  • G 24% 1.975
  • No label 1% 93

Building period

  • Built before 1945 78% 6.392
  • 1945–1969 9% 716
  • 1970–1989 1% 44
  • 1990–2009 4% 360
  • 2010 and later 8% 636
  • Unknown 0% 5

Residents

Residents
15.125
January 1, 2025
Households
8.460
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
21%
Population density
15.403
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 1.855
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.690
  • 25–45 years 42% 6.430
  • 45–65 years 19% 2.850
  • 65 years and older 15% 2.305

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 642.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rental homes
70%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
2%
98% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
7%
New build in the year
230
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
2.090 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
40 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
27
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
7.316 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
3.399 passenger cars
Company locations
3.150
of which 465 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)
57 dB
municipality 58 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
41%
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
28%
municipality 17%

Noise level of the 8.153 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 55% 4.508
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 1.558
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 23% 1.855
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 232

Flooding

Homes that may flood
38%
municipality 68%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,4 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,4 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
35%
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
41–43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
71%
municipality 79%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
69%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 10%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 63%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
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
57
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
868
-7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
20 burglaries
Municipality
87
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 193
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 74
  • Vernieling 7% 60
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 42
  • Mishandeling 4% 33
  • Bedreiging 2% 21
  • Woninginbraak 2% 20
  • Drugshandel 2% 20

Per year

  1. 8562021
  2. 8612022
  3. 9462023
  4. 1.0252024
  5. 8792025

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
4,39
+0,29 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
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 −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,45 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,09 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,03 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 54.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 64.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 42.500
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
39,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Scheldebuurt 6