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Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam

About 70 people live in Amsterdamse Bos, in 35 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 1% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well above the national rate: 671.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The nearest train station is on average 3.4 km away, a supermarket 2 km and a GP 1.6 km.

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Is Amsterdamse Bos a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 1% of Dutch areas
Surroundings10%
Safety and nuisance73%
Social cohesion66%
Amenities94%
Housing stock93%

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

Is Amsterdamse Bos safe?

All registered crime671.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary0 NL 1.2
Violence28.6 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft14.3 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)–
Owner-occupied / rented45% / 55%
Apartments23%
Households with children24%
Single-person households51%
Age 65+25%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Age mix

0–1410%
15–249%
25–4428%
45–6428%
65+25%

Share of residents per age group, CBS 2025

Schools and childcare

Nearest primary school2.3 km
Primary schools within 1 km0
Nearest secondary school2.4 km
Nearest daycare1.9 km
Daycare centres within 1 km0
After-school care2.2 km
Households with children24%

Averages for residents of the neighbourhood, CBS 2024. School quality ratings are not included.

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket2 km
GP1.6 km
Pharmacy1.9 km
Train station3.4 km
Intercity station3.5 km
Highway ramp1.5 km
Hospital1.8 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 BU0363KQ01. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.