Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord, Almere

Living in Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord

Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord is urban but not overwhelming, and the stock is a genuine mix of apartments and family houses (34% houses).

At 9,610 residents per km² the buurt is busy without being packed.

Almere is the Netherlands' youngest city — planned, spacious and car-friendly, with newer housing stock than almost anywhere else in the country. Many residents commute: Amsterdam is around 25 minutes by train, which is exactly the trade many buyers here have chosen.

The housing market in Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord

At €327,000 average WOZ value, Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord ranks 126 out of 165 Almere neighborhoods on price — 13% cheaper than most of the city, leaving room in the budget that pricier neighborhoods would swallow. For scale: Almere's cheapest buurt averages €169,000 and its priciest €1,166,000, so Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord sits among the city's more affordable ones.

The direction of the market: between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €258,000 to €327,000, up 27% — roughly in step with the rest of the city. WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 43% owner-occupied against 57% rental, including 48% social housing. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord is shaped by people in their late twenties to early forties (36% of its 1,375 residents), followed by 45-to-65 year olds at 23%. 40% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.2 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes lean modest — 41% of households are among the country's lower earners.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 11 minutes' walk; there are about 23 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 6 min walk · GP 6 min · hospital 0.9 km · library 0.9 km · 1 cinema within 5 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: 4 primary schools within a kilometer means real choice — and short bike rides; daycare is well covered (3 locations nearby) — though Dutch waiting lists mean you register the week you know you're expecting, not the week you need it; secondary school is a 3-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the train station is 13 minutes on foot — commuting without a car is the natural choice; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.7 km away; car ownership is moderate (0.7 per household).

Energy and running costs

Since 100% of the stock predates 2000, always check the energy label of a specific listing — the difference between label C and label F on an average home here is easily a few thousand euros a year in heating, and it changes what you can sensibly bid.

Before you bid in Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord

Before you bid in Filmwijk Bouwrai Noord: family neighborhoods like this one turn over slowly; when a good house appears it often goes to the first serious, well-prepared bidder.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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