The population is growing faster than in Amsterdam. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Amsterdam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Hemelrijk is €481,000, 7% lower than in Amsterdam (€518,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value fell 3%, against no real change in Amsterdam. 31% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Amsterdam (31%). 3 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €385,000 to €400,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€481,000
▼7% lower than Amsterdam (€518,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
-3%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+0%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
=about the same as Amsterdam (31%)
Social housing
3%
▼36 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (39%)
Private rent
67%
▲37 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Single-family dwellings
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (15%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (10%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (6%)
Average WOZ value
€481,000
▼7% lower than Amsterdam (€518,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
-3%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+0%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
31%
=about the same as Amsterdam (31%)
Social housing
3%
▼36 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (39%)
Private rent
67%
▲37 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Single-family dwellings
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (15%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (10%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value fell 3% between 2023 and 2025, to €481,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€481,000▼ 7% below Amsterdam
-3% 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: ~€211 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€211/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
66 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €481,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€42
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€90
Maintenance reserve€84–
Buildings insurance€6–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Amsterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 24th 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 66 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €481,000.
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
Hemelrijk has the lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde.
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: €481,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hemelrijk
481,000
418
–
Nieuwendijk-Noord
509,000
351
–
Spuistraat-Noord
540,000
572
–
Nieuwe Kerk e.o.
522,000
540
–
Spuistraat-Zuid
514,000
593
–
Begijnhofbuurt
496,000
365
–
Kalverdriehoek
646,000
241
–
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 private rent, at 67% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied31%
Social housing3%
Private rent67%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes2%
Multi-family homes98%
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
95% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 38% in the municipality of Amsterdam.
Before 194595.5%
1965-19741.9%
1975-19911.2%
1992-20051.4%
Explanation
Based on 419 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
3 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €385,000 to €400,000. Asking prices, not sale prices.
More registered crime per resident than the Amsterdam average.
In 2025, 612 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hemelrijk, 7.1 times as high as in Amsterdam (86). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 18%, 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
612
▲7.1 times as high as Amsterdam (86)
Change since 2023
+18%
▲higher than Amsterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.4
▲88% higher than Amsterdam (3.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
612
▲7.1 times as high as Amsterdam (86)
Change since 2023
+18%
▲higher than Amsterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.4
▲88% higher than Amsterdam (3.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hemelrijk registered 612 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 86 in the municipality of Amsterdam.
Hemelrijk612
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 Hemelrijk is 'Theft and burglary': 341.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 47.9 in the municipality of Amsterdam.
HemelrijkAmsterdam
Theft and burglary341.4
Amsterdam 47.9▲ +613% vs Amsterdam
Vandalism and public order108.6
Amsterdam 8.8▲ +1134% vs Amsterdam
Violence and threats62.1
Amsterdam 9.2▲ +575% vs Amsterdam
Traffic39.7
Amsterdam 9.5▲ +318% vs Amsterdam
Other and withheld39.7
Amsterdam 3.9▲ +918% vs Amsterdam
Fraud and scams20.7
Amsterdam 6.0▲ +245% vs Amsterdam
Environmental0.0
Amsterdam 0.4≈ 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 Hemelrijk registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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
04 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Amsterdam average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Hemelrijk rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Amsterdam. Fewer adults are overweight (28% against 42%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (69% against 58%), more smoke (31% against 22%) and more drink excessively (14% against 7%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (72%)
More figures
Overweight
28%
▼14 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (58%)
Smokes
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (22%)
Excessive drinking
14%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (72%)
More figures
Overweight
28%
▼14 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (42%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (58%)
Smokes
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (22%)
Excessive drinking
14%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (7%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
81%
72.3%
Smokes
30.8%
21.7%
Excessive drinking
14.2%
7.2%
Overweight
28.5%
42.5%
Lonely
53.6%
54.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
59.2%
56.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
400 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.7
GP practices
–
4.4
Daycares
–
0.8
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 growing faster than the Amsterdam average.
Hemelrijk has 600 inhabitants (2026), or 10,741 per km² (2.2 times as high as in Amsterdam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population rose 6%, 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
+6%
▲higher than Amsterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Amsterdam
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (37%)
Never married
82%
▲17 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (65%)
Dutch origin
39%
=about the same as Amsterdam (39%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
75%
▲25 percentage points higher 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
+6%
▲higher than Amsterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Amsterdam
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (37%)
Never married
82%
▲17 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (65%)
Dutch origin
39%
=about the same as Amsterdam (39%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
75%
▲25 percentage points higher 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 grew 6% between 2023 and 2026, to 600.
Residents, 2026
600
+6% since 2023
Amsterdam +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 10,741 residents per km², this buurt is 2.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Amsterdam.
Residents per km²10,741
Dwellings per km²6,966.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
48% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1520
15 to 25120
25 to 45285
45 to 65135
65 to 8025
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
82% of residents are never married.
Never married495
Married65
Divorced35
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
39% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands235
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)190
Outside Europe175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
74% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4130
Higher professional, university380
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
Hemelrijk has an average of 0.3 cars per household, 40% lower than in Amsterdam (0.5). 38% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Amsterdam (31%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
29%
▲14 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲4 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼40% lower than Amsterdam (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+3 pp
▼lower than Amsterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
71%
▼20 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (91%)
Assembly, share of addresses
9%
▲8 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
10,741
▲20 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
67%
▲53 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
29%
▲14 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲4 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼40% lower than Amsterdam (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
38%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+3 pp
▼lower than Amsterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
71%
▼20 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (91%)
Assembly, share of addresses
9%
▲8 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
10,741
▲20 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
3%
▼25 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
67%
▲53 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 145 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca125
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie45
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening145
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
38% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Amsterdam (2025).
Petrol61.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)38.1%
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 35% to 38% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
38%▲ 7 percentage points above Amsterdam (31%)
+3 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, 105 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars105
Motorcycles15
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
71% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (10%).
Residential71.1%
Retail9.6%
Office5.4%
Assembly8.8%
Industrial1.4%
Lodging2.4%
Education0.2%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 592 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
2% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings2%
NL 63%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²10,741
NL 539▲ +1893% vs NL
Social housing3%
NL 28%▼ −89% vs NL
Private rent67%
NL 14%▲ +379% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings98%
NL 37%▲ +165% 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) 2025