Municipality of Amstelveen: living, scores & reviews

Amstelveen is located in the province of Noord-Holland The municipality has a total area of 4.408 hectares, of which 4.111 hectares are land and 297 hectares are water. The municipality is coded as GM0362. The postcode area is 1181AA-1189WP.

Residents

Amstelveen has 95.822 residents. Of these, 48,3% are men and 51,7% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (26,1%). The other age groups are 24,6% for '45 to 65 years', 19,5% for '65 years or older', 16,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 13,0% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 51,4% is unmarried, 37,3% is married, 6,9% is divorced and 4,4% is widowed. 44.258 residents originate from the Netherlands, 14.127 come from Europe and 37.437 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 45.913 households in Amstelveen. 43,9% of these are single-person households, 23,1% households without children and 33,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons. The national average is 2,1 persons.

In Amstelveen there are 72.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €56.800, which is €14.600 (35%) higher than the national average of €42.200. Per resident, the average income is €44.400, which is €9.500 (27%) higher than the national average of €34.900. Most residents of Amstelveen are highly educated. 47,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 31,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 21,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 95.822 residents, around 70% are in paid employment, which amounts to 67.075 people. This is 2% lower than the national average of 72%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (82%), while 18% are self-employed. In Amstelveen, 22% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 16.630 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Amstelveen there are 43.578 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €568.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. In Amstelveen there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 52% rental homes and 48% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 48% privately owned, 29% owned by housing associations and 23% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Amstelveen are 1950-1970 (37%) and 1990-2000 (14%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Amstelveen. The most recently listed home is Veldlust 24 by Geijsel Makelaardij. No homes were sold in Amstelveen over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Amstelveen. The most recent home is Spurgeonlaan 28, offered by www.vva.amsterdam. No homes were let in Amstelveen over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Amstelveen.

Energy

In Amstelveen there are 29.494 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (32%), C (19%) and B (16%). On average, an address in Amstelveen uses 2.490 kWh of electricity per year. This is 2% below the national average of 2.550 kWh. Natural gas consumption in this neighbourhood, at 800 m³ per year, exactly matches the national average.