Durgerdam, Amsterdam

Living in Durgerdam

Durgerdam is quiet and low-density, and the housing is dominated by single-family houses (89%), which is what draws settlers rather than passers-through.

With just 206 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 Durgerdam

The average home value (WOZ) in Durgerdam is €972,000, which puts it at #27 of 424 neighborhoods in Amsterdam — 92% 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 Durgerdam sits in the upper band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €962,000 to €1,062,000, up 10% — faster than the city as a whole (+0%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

With 88% 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, Durgerdam is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (35% of its 525 residents), followed by children under 15 at 20%. 45% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.5 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 42% of households sit in the country's top income bracket — which helps explain both the café density and the bidding behavior.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: plan your groceries: the nearest large supermarket is 2.2 km away; this is not a going-out neighborhood — the cafés are elsewhere.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 50 min walk · GP 32 min · hospital 7.3 km · library 4.3 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 30 minutes on foot; daycare is 2.6 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is an 18-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the nearest train station is 6.6 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.8 km away; households here average 1.2 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

82% 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 Durgerdam

Before you bid in Durgerdam: 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. Beyond that, 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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