Estate agent in Amsterdam-West
Amsterdam-West is not a single neighbourhood but a district, with four neighbourhoods that each have their own face: Oud-West, De Baarsjes, Westerpark and Bos en Lommer. Since 2010 they have formed one district together, and it is the most densely populated in Amsterdam. Cycle from the city centre to the ring road and you see the city grow here layer by layer.
The character of West is easiest to read from the years in which it was built. Close to the centre are the neighbourhoods from around 1900, such as the Staatsliedenbuurt around the Van Limburg Stirumplein, still a stronghold of the squatters' movement in the 1980s. Then come the brick blocks of De Baarsjes from the 1920s and 1930s.
Right on the edge is Bos en Lommer, in the 1930s the first neighbourhood built according to the General Extension Plan: long, straight rows of homes, facing the sun, with greenery and water in between. What all the neighbourhoods share: densely built, many cultures side by side and always busy.
In West you almost always live in an apartment. In the oldest neighbourhoods these are flats in divided buildings from around 1900, often with a steep staircase. In De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer you will find walk-up flats from the interwar period, with a little more light and often an extra bedroom. New builds are mainly on the edges, such as in the Houthavens.
The price level varies considerably by neighbourhood. Oud-West is one of the more expensive parts of the city, while De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer are somewhat lower on average. That means you can shift around in West: a few streets further can mean a very different price tag.
Every neighbourhood in West has its own shopping street: the Kinkerstraat in Oud-West, the Jan Evertsenstraat in De Baarsjes, the Spaarndammerstraat in Westerpark and the renewed Bos en Lommerplein, with shops around a market square. For fresh vegetables and fish you go to the Ten Katemarkt.
There is more greenery than you would expect in such a dense district. The Erasmuspark with its pond, the Rembrandtpark on the west side and the Westerpark are all just a few minutes' cycle from each other.
Metro 50 and 51 stop at Postjesweg and Jan van Galenstraat and take you without changing to Sloterdijk or Amsterdam Zuid. Sloterdijk station, just outside the north-western edge of West, has trains to places including Schiphol, Haarlem and Zaandam. Trams 7, 13 and 17 run right through West.
The A10 ring road runs along the western edge, so by car you are quickly on the motorway. Most residents simply take the bike, though: from the Bos en Lommerplein you are in the city centre within a quarter of an hour.
West suits first-time buyers and young couples who want to keep living in the city without canal-belt prices. Thanks to the mix of neighbourhoods, you can also move up here: from a compact flat in Oud-West to a more spacious walk-up flat in Bos en Lommer, without losing your regular café or gym. That is why more and more families are staying in West, with public gardens such as the Frederik Hendrikplantsoen around the corner.
Looking for a single-family home with its own garden? Those are scarce here, so Nieuw-West or Amstelveen is a better place to look.
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That depends very much on the neighbourhood. Oud-West is one of the more expensive parts of Amsterdam, while De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer are somewhat lower on average. Homes at the right price sell quickly throughout West, so acting fast pays off.
More and more families are staying in West, especially in De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer, where the homes are a little more spacious and the Rembrandtpark and the Erasmuspark are close by. A single-family home with a garden is scarce here, though.
Metro lines 50 and 51 stop at Postjesweg and Jan van Galenstraat, and trams 7, 13 and 17 run right through West. Sloterdijk station is just outside the north-western edge of West, with trains to places including Schiphol.
Yes, Amsterdam-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 Amsterdam-West, without rushed decisions.
Yes. Besides selling and buying, we also rent out homes in Amsterdam-West, from finding a reliable tenant to the contract.
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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 Amsterdam-West or at our office on the Singel.
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