Bovenkerk, Amstelveen
About 3,175 people live in Bovenkerk, in 1,380 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 35% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 49.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €600,000; 53% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 8.2 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Bovenkerk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 35% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 36% |
| Social cohesion | 19% |
| Amenities | 83% |
| Housing stock | 30% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bovenkerk safe?
| All registered crime | 49.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.1 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €600,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 53% / 47% |
| Apartments | 34% |
| Households with children | 41% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | €40,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Train station | 8.2 km |
| Hospital | 3.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03621101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.