WG-terrein, Amsterdam
NeighbourhoodThis 60 m² apartment in a 19th-century building sits on a lively street in the Helmersbuurt. With an E energy label, it's a home with character that will need some attention on energy efficiency. At €585,000, the asking price is 35% below the neighbourhood average of €898,800, making it a keen entry point into this sought-after area. For context, apartments in Amsterdam vary widely in price and condition.
WG-terrein is a dense, urban pocket with over 10,000 addresses per km². Two residents describe it as "too busy" and "fine", one notes "nice people but dirty place and stench of exhaust gases, very busy and noisy", while another says "school and the facilities are pleasant and I feel at ease when I walk around". The area is dominated by singles (1,080 one-person households) and has a young skew, with 915 residents aged 25-45. For more on the area, see the neighbourhood WG-terrein page.
Your morning bread run is just around the corner: Albert Heijn is 88 metres away, Jumbo 142 metres, and Lidl 238 metres. For school runs, Huygens College (secondary) is a couple of streets away, while Cornelis Vrijschool (primary) is a five-minute walk. The municipality Amsterdam offers all the cultural and transport links you'd expect from the capital.
At the time of writing, the home is listed via De Nieuwe Amsterdamsche Makelaardij and also appears on other channels. The price and details are current as of the listing date.
Details of this home
Eerste Helmersstraat 83-1, Amsterdam
Satisfactory · 2 residents
Nice people but dirty place and stench of exhaust gases, very busy and noisy
Auto-translated to English by AIMy experience in the neighbourhood as a 21-year-old student is limited because I don't need to be there much; I would like to be more in touch with the neighbourhood, but that might be down to me, I don't know how. School and the facilities are pleasant and I feel at ease when I walk around.
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Data from WG-terrein
154 within 5 km
214 within 5 km
About Eerste Helmersstraat 83-1, Amsterdam
The asking price of €585,000 is 35% below the neighbourhood average of €898,800 and also below the median of €650,000. However, the apartment is smaller (60 m²) than the neighbourhood average (83 m²) and has an E energy label, which may affect running costs. Compared to recent sales in the area (average €736,333), the price is competitive, but the lower square footage and energy efficiency should be factored in.
Energy label E indicates the home is not very energy-efficient. In the neighbourhood, 18.2% of homes have label A, 36.4% label B, and 18.2% label C, so this apartment performs worse than most of the local stock. You can expect higher heating costs compared to a better-rated home, but no specific amounts are available from the listing.
Very convenient. Albert Heijn is just 88 metres away, Jumbo at 142 metres, and Lidl at 238 metres, all within a few minutes' walk. There are also plenty of restaurants nearby (the nearest is 200 metres away). For other needs, the city centre is easily reachable.
Huygens College (secondary school) is 227 metres away, and several primary schools are within a ten-minute walk: Cornelis Vrijschool (542 m), Kindcentrum De Kinkerbuurt (568 m), OBS Leonardo da Vinci (599 m), and Basisschool Het Museumkwartier (617 m). The area has a good selection of educational options.
The nearest train station is 3 km away. This is not within walking distance for most, but trams and buses in the area connect to Amsterdam's central stations. The listing does not specify which station.
The neighbourhood recorded 250 total crimes in the latest data. Given the high population density (2,585 residents) and urban nature, this is not unusually high for central Amsterdam. The resident reviews mention it being "busy and noisy" but do not specifically highlight safety concerns.
6 homes in the neighbourhood WG-terrein
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