Postcode 1079 Amsterdam
About 14,700 people live in postcode area 1079 in Amsterdam, in 8,900 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €538,000 in 2023, up 104% from €264,000 in 2016.
20% of homes are owner-occupied, 98.5% are apartments and 80% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 10% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
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Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €264,000 |
| 2017 | €319,000 +20.8% |
| 2018 | €371,000 +16.3% |
| 2019 | €401,000 +8.1% |
| 2020 | €442,000 +10.2% |
| 2021 | €446,000 +0.9% |
| 2022 | €459,000 +2.9% |
| 2023 | €538,000 +17.2% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 10.1% |
| Age 15–24 | 11.4% |
| Age 25–44 | 42.8% |
| Age 45–64 | 20.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5% |
| Single-person households | 57.4% |
| Families with children | 16.9% |
| Average household size | 1.6 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | very strongly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 8,435 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 20% / 80% |
| Social housing | 32.7% |
| Apartments | 98.5% |
| Built before 1945 | 80% |
| Built 2015 or later | 4.5% |
| Average gas use | 700 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 1,770 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Pharmacy | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 0.6 km |
| Daycare | 0.3 km |
| Train station | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | 3 km |
| Library | 1.7 km |
| Swimming pool | 0.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 1079
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| 15e Montessorischool Maas en Waal public (non-denominational) · 290 pupils | Uiterwaardenstraat 544 | 76.7% / 40% |
| IBS Elif Zuid Islamic · 236 pupils | Winterdijkstraat 10 | 88.9% / 40% |
| Oecumenische daltonschool De Rivieren Protestant Christian · 173 pupils | Lekstraat 35-37 | 52.4% / 42.1% |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
| Secondary school | Distance | Exam pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Hubertus & Berkhoff voor Vbo en Lwoo VBO | Betuwestraat 29 | VMBO 98.3% |
Exam pass rate per track, latest school year. DUO open data.
Neighbourhoods in 1079
Scheldebuurt-West · Scheldebuurt-Midden · Scheldebuurt-Oost · Veluwebuurt · Kop Zuidas · Kromme Mijdrechtbuurt · Rijnbuurt-West · Rijnbuurt-Midden · Rijnbuurt-Oost
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
1078 Amsterdam · 1077 Amsterdam · 1081 Amsterdam · 1076 Amsterdam · 1082 Amsterdam · 1075 Amsterdam · 1083 Amsterdam · 1074 Amsterdam · 1073 Amsterdam · 1072 Amsterdam
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.