Buikslotermeerplein, Amsterdam

Living in Buikslotermeerplein

Buikslotermeerplein is densely built and genuinely urban, and this is apartment territory: only about 1 in 100 homes is a house.

At 6,027 residents per km² the buurt is busy without being packed.

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 Buikslotermeerplein

At €409,000 average WOZ value, Buikslotermeerplein ranks 324 out of 424 Amsterdam neighborhoods on price — 19% below the city median, leaving room in the budget that pricier neighborhoods would swallow. For scale: Amsterdam's cheapest buurt averages €58,000 and its most expensive €2,250,000, so Buikslotermeerplein sits in the budget band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value here fell from €408,000 to €405,000, down 1% — roughly in step with the rest of the city. WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Here is the catch for buyers: only 17% of homes are owner-occupied, and 65% of the stock is social housing that never reaches the open market. Few homes come up for sale, so when one does, expect competition and act fast on viewings. The upside of the same number: neighborhoods with a big rental base tend to feel lively and transient rather than settled — decide which you want before you fall for a listing.

Who lives here

Demographically, Buikslotermeerplein is one of the older neighborhoods in the city — seniors form the largest group (31% of its 1,365 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 28%. More than half of all households (67%) are single-person — this is a neighborhood of independents, not minivans. The average household counts 1.6 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes skew modest — 66% of households are in the lower national bracket.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: groceries are a non-issue — 6 large supermarkets within a kilometer; there are about 14 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 7 min walk · GP 6 min · hospital 2.2 km · library 1.4 km · 2 cinemas 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 8 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (5 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 4-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the nearest train station is 6.1 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.1 km away; and at 0.5 cars per household, most residents simply don't own one — if you do, factor in permit costs and waiting lists before you buy.

Before you bid in Buikslotermeerplein

Before you bid in Buikslotermeerplein: listings are scarce here, which pushes bidding above asking more often — decide your maximum before the viewing, not during it. Also, the price gap with the rest of Amsterdam is real, but so is the reason for it — walk the neighborhood at different times of day before committing. Beyond that, with many older residents, more homes will come to market here over the coming years than the recent past suggests — patience can pay.

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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