The population is growing faster than in Amstelveen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Amstelveen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Operabuurt is €473,000, 17% lower than in Amstelveen (€568,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 29% in Amstelveen. 26% of the homes are owner-occupied, 22 percentage points less than in Amstelveen (48%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€473,000
▼17% lower than Amstelveen (€568,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Amstelveen (+29%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼22 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (48%)
Social housing
49%
▲20 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (29%)
Private rent
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (23%)
Single-family dwellings
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (48%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (6%)
Average WOZ value
€473,000
▼17% lower than Amstelveen (€568,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Amstelveen (+29%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼22 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (48%)
Social housing
49%
▲20 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (29%)
Private rent
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (23%)
Single-family dwellings
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (48%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €473,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€473,000▼ 17% below Amstelveen
+34% since 2021
Amstelveen +29%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€244 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€244/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
95 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €473,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€114NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€27€42
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€130
Maintenance reserve€121–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Amstelveen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 3rd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 95 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €473,000.
Levies: Amstelveen's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Operabuurt has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Bankras, Kostverloren.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €473,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Operabuurt
473,000
1,124
–
Heldenbuurt
530,000
1,393
–
Zeestratenbuurt
638,000
921
–
Boekenbuurt
468,000
1,657
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 49% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied26%
Social housing49%
Private rent25%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
60% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes40%
Multi-family homes60%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
92% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 23% in the municipality of Amstelveen.
1965-197492.2%
2016 and later7.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,124 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Amstelveen average.
In 2025, 35 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Operabuurt, 8% lower than in Amstelveen (38). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 14%, against a fall of 3% in Amstelveen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼8% lower than Amstelveen (38)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Amstelveen (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
11.9
▲2.1 times as high as Amstelveen (5.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼8% lower than Amstelveen (38)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Amstelveen (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
11.9
▲2.1 times as high as Amstelveen (5.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Operabuurt registered 35 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 38 in the municipality of Amstelveen.
Operabuurt35
The municipality of Amstelveen38
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Operabuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 15.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.3 in the municipality of Amstelveen.
OperabuurtAmstelveen
Theft and burglary15.5
Amstelveen 19.3▼ −20% vs Amstelveen
Violence and threats4.9
Amstelveen 3.9▲ +26% vs Amstelveen
Fraud and scams4.9
Amstelveen 4.9≈ Amstelveen
Vandalism and public order3.7
Amstelveen 3.4▲ +9% vs Amstelveen
Traffic3.7
Amstelveen 5.4▼ −31% vs Amstelveen
Other and withheld2.0
Amstelveen 1.2▲ +67% vs Amstelveen
Environmental0.0
Amstelveen 0.1≈ Amstelveen
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Operabuurt registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Amstelveen average; green space is about the Amstelveen average.
An estimated 68% of adults in Operabuurt rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points less than in Amstelveen. More adults are overweight (54% against 46%), more feel lonely (59% against 52%) and more report anxiety or depression (54% against 49%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Operabuurt, covering 67% of the area, against 30% in Amstelveen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, in line with the 22% in Amstelveen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼7 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
=about the same as Amstelveen (22%)
More figures
Overweight
54%
▲8 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (46%)
Lonely
59%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (49%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲37 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (30%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼33 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (36%)
Recreation, share of the area
22%
▲10 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
68%
▼7 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
=about the same as Amstelveen (22%)
More figures
Overweight
54%
▲8 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (46%)
Lonely
59%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (52%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (49%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲37 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (30%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼33 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (36%)
Recreation, share of the area
22%
▲10 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (12%)
Health
An estimated 68% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Amstelveen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Amstelveen
Good self-rated health
67.8%
74.8%
Smokes
18.9%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
5.3%
Overweight
54%
45.9%
Lonely
59.2%
51.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
53.9%
49.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.2%
52%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 22% in the municipality of Amstelveen.
Traffic5.6%
Built-up66.7%
Other built-up2.8%
Recreation22.2%
Agriculture2.8%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
1,400 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
2
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Amstelveen average.
Operabuurt has 2,460 inhabitants (2026), or 6,710 per km² (2.9 times as high as in Amstelveen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 8%, against a rise of 6% in Amstelveen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Amstelveen was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Amstelveen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Amstelveen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Amstelveen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
=about the same as Amstelveen (26%)
Never married
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (52%)
Origin outside Europe
55%
▲15 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (40%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
37%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (31%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Amstelveen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Amstelveen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Amstelveen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
=about the same as Amstelveen (26%)
Never married
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (52%)
Origin outside Europe
55%
▲15 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (40%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
37%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (31%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,460.
Residents, 2026
2,460
+8% since 2021
Amstelveen +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,710 residents per km², this buurt is 2.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Amstelveen.
Residents per km²6,710
Dwellings per km²3,037.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15435
15 to 25315
25 to 45645
45 to 65635
65 to 80300
80 and over135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married1,320
Married820
Divorced220
Widowed100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
55% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands810
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)300
Outside Europe1,350
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
37% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1520
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4660
Higher professional, university610
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Amstelveen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Amstelveen voted. The largest party was D66 with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AmstelveenThe Netherlands
D66
23.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10.7%
16.7%
VVD
19.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.6%
12.8%
CDA
8.2%
11.8%
JA21
5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
12%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Operabuurt has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 22% lower than in Amstelveen (0.9). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Amstelveen (29%).
Key figures
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (8%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (7%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼22% lower than Amstelveen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼5 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
=about the same as Amstelveen (+9 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amstelveen (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amstelveen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
49%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (8%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Amstelveen (7%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼22% lower than Amstelveen (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼5 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
=about the same as Amstelveen (+9 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amstelveen (86%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amstelveen (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amstelveen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
26%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
49%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Amstelveen (2025).
Petrol76.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.9%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 15% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 5 percentage points below Amstelveen (29%)
+9 pp since 2021
Amstelveen +9 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 775 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars775
Motorcycles50
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential80.2%
Retail1.1%
Office0.4%
Assembly0.1%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.2%
Other18%
Explanation
Based on 1,402 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
6,710 residents per km²: 12 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,710
NL 539▲ +1145% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings26%
NL 57%▼ −54% vs NL
Private rent25%
NL 14%▲ +79% vs NL
Social housing49%
NL 28%▲ +75% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings60%
NL 37%▲ +62% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026