The population is shrinking, while it grows in Amsterdam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Amsterdam, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Wester Quartier is €524,000, 1% higher than in Amsterdam (€518,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value fell 2%, against no real change in Amsterdam. 25% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points less than in Amsterdam (31%). 5 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €585,000 to €1,000,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€524,000
▲1% higher than Amsterdam (€518,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
-2%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+0%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (31%)
Social housing
55%
▲16 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (39%)
Private rent
20%
▼10 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (30%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (6%)
Built 2006–2015
13%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (8%)
Average WOZ value
€524,000
▲1% higher than Amsterdam (€518,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
-2%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+0%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (31%)
Social housing
55%
▲16 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (39%)
Private rent
20%
▼10 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (30%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (6%)
Built 2006–2015
13%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value fell 2% between 2023 and 2025, to €524,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€524,000▲ 1% above Amsterdam
-2% since 2023
Amsterdam +0%
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: ~€221 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€221/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
70 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €524,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
Water board levy€47–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€26€46
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€96
Maintenance reserve€90–
Buildings insurance€6–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Amsterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 20th 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 70 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €524,000.
Levies: Amsterdam'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
De Wester Quartier has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Chassébuurt.
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: €524,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Wester Quartier
524,000
864
–
Filips van Almondekwartier
525,000
587
–
Kortenaerkwartier
565,000
1,082
–
Van Brakelkwartier
504,000
472
–
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)
Asking prices
For the 5 homes for sale here the median asking price is €8,478 per m²; the middle half ask €7,440 to €8,578 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
5
Median asking price per m²
€8,478
Middle half
€7,440 – €8,578
Explanation
Asking prices of homes currently listed on Funda, not the prices homes sell for. Only homes HuisWeter has collected; the middle half runs from the first to the third quartile.
Source: Funda
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 55% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied25%
Social housing55%
Private rent20%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Multi-family homes100%
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
86% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 38% in the municipality of Amsterdam.
Before 194586.1%
1965-19741%
2006-201512.9%
Explanation
Based on 863 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 · For sale
5 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €585,000 to €1,000,000; median €8,478 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
Less registered crime per resident than the Amsterdam average.
In 2025, 35 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Wester Quartier, 59% lower than in Amsterdam (86). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 10%, against a fall of 3% in Amsterdam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼59% lower than Amsterdam (86)
Change since 2023
+10%
▲higher than Amsterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
▼44% lower than Amsterdam (3.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼59% lower than Amsterdam (86)
Change since 2023
+10%
▲higher than Amsterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
▼44% lower than Amsterdam (3.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Wester Quartier registered 35 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 86 in the municipality of Amsterdam.
De Wester Quartier35
The municipality of Amsterdam86
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 De Wester Quartier is 'Theft and burglary': 20.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 47.9 in the municipality of Amsterdam.
De Wester QuartierAmsterdam
Theft and burglary20.5
Amsterdam 47.9▼ −57% vs Amsterdam
Fraud and scams5.3
Amsterdam 6.0▼ −12% vs Amsterdam
Violence and threats3.5
Amsterdam 9.2▼ −62% vs Amsterdam
Traffic3.5
Amsterdam 9.5▼ −63% vs Amsterdam
Vandalism and public order2.3
Amsterdam 8.8▼ −74% vs Amsterdam
Environmental0.0
Amsterdam 0.4≈ Amsterdam
Other and withheld0.0
Amsterdam 3.9▼ −100% vs Amsterdam
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 De Wester Quartier registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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
04 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Amsterdam average.
An estimated 69% of adults in De Wester Quartier rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Amsterdam. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (64% against 58%), more report anxiety or depression (60% against 57%), more smoke (24% against 22%) and more feel lonely (55% against 54%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (72%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
64%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
60%
▲3 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (57%)
Smokes
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (22%)
Lonely
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Amsterdam (54%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (72%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
64%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
60%
▲3 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (57%)
Smokes
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (22%)
Lonely
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Amsterdam (54%)
Health
An estimated 69% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Amsterdam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Amsterdam
Good self-rated health
69.3%
72.3%
Smokes
23.7%
21.7%
Excessive drinking
7.1%
7.2%
Overweight
42.1%
42.5%
Lonely
54.9%
54.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
59.7%
56.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
64.1%
57.7%
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
Distance to amenities
A gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
400 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
6.3
GP practices
–
4.3
Daycares
–
16.7
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
05 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Amsterdam.
De Wester Quartier has 1,705 inhabitants (2026), or 24,022 per km² (4.8 times as high as in Amsterdam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 3% in Amsterdam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Amsterdam was 71%, 7 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 27% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2023
-3%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Amsterdam
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
39%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (37%)
Never married
65%
=about the same as Amsterdam (65%)
Origin outside Europe
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (43%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (50%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2023
-3%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Amsterdam
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
39%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (37%)
Never married
65%
=about the same as Amsterdam (65%)
Origin outside Europe
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (43%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (50%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2023 and 2026, to 1,705.
Residents, 2026
1,705
-3% since 2023
Amsterdam +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 24,022 residents per km², this buurt is 4.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Amsterdam.
Residents per km²24,022
Dwellings per km²12,342.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 2.9 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
39% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15230
15 to 25190
25 to 45665
45 to 65430
65 to 80170
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
64% of residents are never married.
Never married1,100
Married430
Divorced135
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
50% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands565
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)290
Outside Europe850
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1400
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4350
Higher professional, university680
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Amsterdam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 71% of eligible voters in Amsterdam voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 27% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
D66
23.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
6.9%
16.7%
VVD
9.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
27.1%
12.8%
CDA
3.9%
11.8%
JA21
2.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2%
4.5%
BBB
0.7%
2.6%
Other
23.2%
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
06 · More figures
More figures
De Wester Quartier has an average of 0.4 cars per household, 20% lower than in Amsterdam (0.5). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 13 percentage points less than in Amsterdam (31%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲4 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼20% lower than Amsterdam (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼13 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+1 pp
▼lower than Amsterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amsterdam (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amsterdam (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
55%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲4 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼20% lower than Amsterdam (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼13 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+1 pp
▼lower than Amsterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amsterdam (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amsterdam (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
25%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
55%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 115 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening115
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Amsterdam (2025).
Petrol81.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.5%
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 18% to 18% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 13 percentage points below Amsterdam (31%)
+0 pp since 2023
Amsterdam +4 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, 325 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars325
Motorcycles40
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential94.4%
Retail1.1%
Office1.3%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial2.6%
Lodging0.1%
Other0.2%
Explanation
Based on 914 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
24,022 residents per km²: 45 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²24,022
NL 539▲ +4357% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings100%
NL 37%▲ +170% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings25%
NL 57%▼ −56% vs NL
Social housing55%
NL 28%▲ +96% vs NL
Private rent20%
NL 14%▲ +43% 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