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Kastelenbuurt, Amstelveen

About 3,040 people live in Kastelenbuurt, in 1,090 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 63% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well below the national rate: 18.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €693,000; 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 27% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 10.1 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 1.8 km.

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Is Kastelenbuurt a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 63% of Dutch areas
Surroundings49%
Safety and nuisance32%
Social cohesion36%
Amenities64%
Housing stock28%

Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.

Is Kastelenbuurt safe?

All registered crime18.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary0.3 NL 1.2
Violence1.6 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft1.6 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)€693,000
Owner-occupied / rented65% / 35%
Apartments30%
Households with children62%
Single-person households23%
Age 65+5%
Average income per resident€44,000

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket0.9 km
GP1.8 km
Primary school0.5 km
Secondary school3.5 km
Train station10.1 km
Hospital5.4 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 BU03621201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.