Tussen de Vaarten N.- West, Almere

Living in Tussen de Vaarten N.- West

Tussen de Vaarten N.- West is urban but not overwhelming, and the housing is dominated by single-family houses (66%), which is what draws settlers rather than passers-through.

At 7,705 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 Tussen de Vaarten N.- West

At €345,000 average WOZ value, Tussen de Vaarten N.- West ranks 113 out of 165 Almere neighborhoods on price — 8% 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 Tussen de Vaarten N.- West sits in the middle of the pack.

The direction of the market: between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €273,000 to €345,000, up 26% — 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: 52% owner-occupied against 48% rental, including 37% 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, Tussen de Vaarten N.- West is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (30% of its 1,515 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 28%. 46% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.3 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes lean modest — 37% of households are among the country's lower earners.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 4 minutes' walk; dining out means a short trip: only 1 café or restaurant sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 20 min walk · GP 19 min · hospital 3.4 km · library 3.0 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: the nearest primary school is 4 minutes on foot; 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 an 8-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the train station is 6 minutes on foot — commuting without a car is the natural choice; a highway on-ramp 1.1 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; car ownership is moderate (0.9 per household).

Energy and running costs

With 97% of homes built after 2000, insulation standards here are decent by default — but newer also means VvE service costs for apartments and less room to add value through renovation. Different math, not automatically better.

Before you bid in Tussen de Vaarten N.- West

Before you bid in Tussen de Vaarten N.- West: 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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