Cornelis Schuytbuurt, Amsterdam

Living in Cornelis Schuytbuurt

Cornelis Schuytbuurt is densely built and genuinely urban, and living here overwhelmingly means apartment living — 92% of the stock is flats.

With 15,184 residents per km², you will know your streets are alive — and so will your ears; visit on a Friday evening before you commit.

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 Cornelis Schuytbuurt

The average home value (WOZ) in Cornelis Schuytbuurt is €1,489,000, which puts it at #5 of 424 neighborhoods in Amsterdam — 194% above the city median. That premium is the location speaking. For scale: Amsterdam's cheapest buurt averages €58,000 and its most expensive €2,250,000, so Cornelis Schuytbuurt sits in the upper band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €1,487,000 to €1,491,000, up 0% — 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: 55% owner-occupied against 45% rental, including 2% 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, Cornelis Schuytbuurt is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (28% of its 2,960 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 27%. Households split into 44% singles and 29% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 2.1 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 46% of households sit in the country's top income bracket — which helps explain both the café density and the bidding behavior; average income per resident is €86,000 a year.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 5 minutes' walk; with roughly 45 cafés and restaurants within a kilometer, you will never cook out of necessity.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 5 min walk · GP 5 min · hospital 2.9 km · library 1.1 km · 11 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: 8 primary schools within a kilometer means real choice — and short bike rides; daycare is well covered (8 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 10-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.6 km away; car ownership is moderate (0.7 per household).

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 Cornelis Schuytbuurt

Before you bid in Cornelis Schuytbuurt: much of Amsterdam sits on soft soil, 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.

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