
Neighbourhood in Amsterdam
Mercatorpark is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Amsterdam, in the district Van Galenbuurt The neighbourhood has a total area of 10 hectares, of which 10 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU0363EK01. The postcode area is 1056AA-1056NW.
Mercatorpark has 2.305 residents. Of these, 73,8% are men and 26,2% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (42,7%). The other age groups are 34,7% for '45 to 65 years', 10,8% for '15 to 25 years', 10,2% for '0 to 15 years' and 1,3% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 78,5% is unmarried, 4,8% is married, 16,5% is divorced and 0,2% is widowed. 350 residents originate from the Netherlands, 215 come from Europe and 1.740 come from countries outside Europe.
The average income per income recipient is €11.400, which is €24.400 (68%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €10.400, which is €18.800 (64%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Mercatorpark are educated to a lower level. 62,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 32,9% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 4,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).
Of the 2.305 residents, around 1% are in paid employment, which amounts to 23 people. This is 64% lower than the national average of 65%. In Mercatorpark, 6% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a social assistance benefit. 90 people receive this benefit.
In Mercatorpark there are 1 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €175.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 78% rental homes and 22% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 22% privately owned, 50% owned by housing associations and 28% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Mercatorpark are 2000-2010 (68%) and 1950-1970 (21%).
There are currently no homes for sale in Mercatorpark. No homes were sold in Mercatorpark over the past year.
There are currently no homes for rent in Mercatorpark. No homes were let in Mercatorpark over the past year.
No recent rental data available for Mercatorpark.
In Mercatorpark there are 9 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (44%), A (33%) and A+ (11%). On average, an address in Mercatorpark uses 1.740 kWh of electricity per year. This is 38% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 830 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 35% below the national average of 1.280 m³.
The housing stock is predominantly pre-war — 98% of the homes date from before 1945. In addition, the most common type is detached houses (100%).
Over the past year a home for sale in Mercatorpark was listed for an average of €487,255 (€8,614 per m²).
A rental home in Mercatorpark cost an average of €2,386 per month (€35 per m²).
Buurt Mercatorpark has 2,305 residents. The largest age group is 25 to 45 years (43%).
From Mercatorpark you can on average reach a supermarket at 0.7 km, a GP at 0.4 km, a railway station at 2.7 km, a primary school at 0.4 km (as the crow flies, source: CBS).