Estate agent in Oud-West
Nowhere in Amsterdam do you hear so many languages mixed together as on the Kinkerstraat. At the end of the nineteenth century, Oud-West grew into a true working-class neighbourhood along the Overtoom and the Kinkerstraat, with the Kinkerbuurt in the north and the Overtoombuurt in the south. After years of urban renewal, it is now one of the best-loved areas of the city: densely populated, mixed and always on the move.
The area owes its name to the nineteenth-century extension just outside the old city boundary, with the Kinkerstraat as its main artery, named after the Amsterdam poet and lawyer Johannes Kinker. In the 1980s the area was thoroughly renovated, after which the working-class neighbourhood gradually changed into the mixed, colourful area it is today, with more than 170 nationalities side by side.
The clearest proof of that change is De Hallen: a former tram depot from the beginning of the twentieth century, built in the Amsterdam School style. After the GVB left in 1996, the building stood empty for years, until it reopened in 2014 as a cultural centre with a cinema, a hotel and the Foodhallen.
The housing consists largely of narrow buildings from around 1900, once built for working-class families and later divided into smaller flats. Expect compact apartments, often an upper-floor home with a balcony or roof terrace, rather than spacious single-family homes.
Because of its popularity and its location close to the Vondelpark and the centre, Oud-West is one of the more expensive areas of Amsterdam. Homes that come onto the market at the right price are often sold again quickly.
The Kinkerstraat is the area's shopping street, with a wide mix of businesses that reflects the diversity of the neighbourhood. At the Ten Katemarkt you buy fresh vegetables, fish and fabrics, while De Hallen brings together the Foodhallen, a cinema and several terraces.
The Jan Pieter Heijestraat and the Bilderdijkstraat also have their own mix of cafés, specialist shops and local stores. For a quiet walk or a drink on a sunny terrace, you never have to go far in Oud-West.
Trams 7 and 17 run right along the Kinkerstraat and take you to Centraal Station or the Leidseplein in a few minutes. Along the Overtoom, the area's other main artery, tram 1 runs towards the centre and Amsterdam Zuid.
The area is compact and great for cycling, and by car you are on the A10 ring road in no time. If you prefer public transport, you never have to walk far to a stop.
Oud-West mainly attracts first-time buyers, young professionals, students and internationals who love a lively, mixed neighbourhood. More and more young families are also deliberately choosing the area, thanks to the friendly atmosphere and the short distance to the Vondelpark.
Looking for a spacious single-family home with a garden? Then look a little further, towards De Baarsjes or Nieuw-West. But if you want to live compactly and in the middle of city life, Oud-West is just right.
Sold on Oud-West?
From an honest market valuation to the signature at the civil-law notary.
We search with you, look critically and negotiate sharply.
Oud-West is one of the more expensive areas of Amsterdam; its popularity and its location close to the Vondelpark and the centre mean a higher price per square metre. Homes at the right price often sell quickly, so if you want to buy here, you need to be quick.
Oud-West has traditionally been especially popular with first-time buyers, students and young professionals, but more and more young families are deliberately choosing the area for its atmosphere and the proximity of the Vondelpark. For a spacious single-family home with a garden, De Baarsjes or Nieuw-West is a better place to look.
Trams 7 and 17 run right along the Kinkerstraat, and tram 1 runs along the Overtoom. Within a few minutes you are at the Leidseplein or Centraal Station.
Yes, Oud-West is one of the areas where we are regularly active. We know the streets, the types of homes and the market here well.
When you sell, you pay a fixed fee of 1% of the sale price, including VAT, with no start-up costs. For purchase guidance you pay a fixed price of €3,500 including VAT. Those prices are simply listed on our selling and buying pages.
Yes. We search with you, view homes critically, check the structural condition and negotiate sharply. That way you buy with knowledge of Oud-West, without rushed decisions.
Yes. Besides selling and buying, we also rent out homes in Oud-West, from finding a reliable tenant to the contract.
Another question about Oud-West? Call or message us, we respond quickly.
In a few months the deed is signed and the keys are handed over. The first step is a small one: a free introductory meeting, at your home in Oud-West or at our office on the Singel.
Book an introductionOr call +31 20 845 5878 · info@makelaarinamsterdam.nl
Singel 374, 1016 AH Amsterdam