Bedrijventerrein Van Houten, Amsterdam

Living in Bedrijventerrein Van Houten

Bedrijventerrein Van Houten is urban but not overwhelming, and most of its 118 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

With just 1,322 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards.

Amsterdam is the tightest housing market in the Netherlands: international workers, students and families chase the same limited stock, overbidding is routine in popular price bands, and a large social-housing sector keeps much of the city permanently off the open market. Where a buurt sits relative to the ring road (A10) and a metro or tram line explains a surprising share of its price.

The housing market in Bedrijventerrein Van Houten

At €769,000 average WOZ value, Bedrijventerrein Van Houten ranks 59 out of 426 Amsterdam neighborhoods on price — 52% pricier than most of the city. That premium is the location speaking. For scale: Amsterdam's cheapest buurt averages €42,000 and its priciest €2,286,000, so Bedrijventerrein Van Houten sits among the city's pricier neighbourhoods.

The direction of the market: between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €714,000 to €769,000, up 8% — faster than the city as a whole (+0%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

With 92% of homes owner-occupied, this is a settled buyers' neighborhood — homes change hands regularly, and you can usually find recent comparable sales on the same street to anchor your bid. Settled also means slower: owners here tend to stay, so the best houses may only list once a decade.

Who lives here

Demographically, Bedrijventerrein Van Houten is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (26% of its 675 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 25%. Households split into 53% singles and 33% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 1.9 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes lean modest — 51% of households are among the country's lower earners.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: groceries are a non-issue — 4 large supermarkets within a kilometer; there are about 11 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 7 min walk · GP 8 min · hospital 1.8 km · library 1.0 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: 3 primary schools within a kilometer means real choice — and short bike rides; daycare is well covered (4 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 station is a 6-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; a highway on-ramp 0.8 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; and at 0.6 cars per household, most residents simply don't own one — if you do, factor in permit costs and waiting lists before you buy.

Energy and running costs

100% of homes were built before 2000. Two identical-looking houses on the same street can differ by hundreds of euros a month once heating is counted — the energy label tells you which one you're looking at, and lenders increasingly price it into your mortgage too.

Before you bid in Bedrijventerrein Van Houten

Before you bid in Bedrijventerrein Van Houten: the national soil map leaves built-up areas unclassified, and city centres like this one often sit on peat, and pre-1970 homes may stand on wooden piles — since the 2026 appraisal rules, a foundation risk class (A–E) appears in every valuation, so check it before you bid, not after the deal is already emotional. Also, in a premium buurt the risk isn't buying a bad home, it's overpaying for a good one — anchor your bid on recent sales of comparable homes, not on the asking price.

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.

Frequently asked questions

Similar neighborhoods in Amsterdam

Closest in price — worth a look if Bedrijventerrein Van Houten is out of reach or you want alternatives.