Holysloot, Amsterdam

Living in Holysloot

Holysloot is quiet and low-density, and most of its 143 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

With just 37 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards. Water makes up 16% of its surface — canals and waterfront are part of daily scenery here, and so are the price tags of homes that face them.

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 Holysloot

At €882,000 average WOZ value, Holysloot ranks 40 out of 424 Amsterdam neighborhoods on price — 74% 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 Holysloot sits in the upper band of the city.

With 73% 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, Holysloot is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (34% of its 285 residents), followed by over-65s at 21%. 48% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.6 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 39% 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 5.8 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 1 café or restaurant sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 85 min walk · GP 68 min · hospital 9.6 km · library 6.9 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 38 minutes on foot; daycare is 3.8 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 29-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the nearest train station is 10.2 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; the nearest highway on-ramp is 5.5 km away; households here average 1.5 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Before you bid in Holysloot

Before you bid in Holysloot: 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. Also, 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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