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Birkhoven / Bokkeduinen

700 residents · postal code 3819 · Part of Bosgebied, Amersfoort

  • no. 9,212 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 101 of 131 in Amersfoort
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Scores per pillar

Home to 700 residents, Birkhoven / Bokkeduinen is a rural area in Amersfoort. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 7.5, while safety lags at 2.6. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €648k versus €422k nationally.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
2.4 km
General practitioner
1.9 km
Primary school
1.7 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
1.2 km
Train station
2.0 km
Hospital
3.9 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
3.4 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
81.5
Violent crimes
3.6
Burglaries
1.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 648,000
Owner-occupied
31%
Single-family homes
43%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 13%25–45 24%45–65 16%65+ 30%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
16%
Single-person households
45%
Residents per km²
447

Nearby neighbourhoods

Bloemenbuurt-West

Amersfoort

6.0

Bomenbuurt

Amersfoort

2.7

Wagenwerkplaats

Amersfoort

6.9

Rivierenbuurt-West

Amersfoort

6.5

Staatsliedenbuurt-West

Amersfoort

9.3

Bloemenbuurt-Oost

Amersfoort

3.5

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Oldebroek

4.7

Burgemeesterswijk

Tiel

4.7

Componistenbuurt

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4.7

Ruwenhof-Meijersveld

Berkelland

4.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Birkhoven / Bokkeduinen calculated?

Birkhoven / Bokkeduinen scores 4.7 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Birkhoven / Bokkeduinen a safe neighbourhood?

Birkhoven / Bokkeduinen scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (81.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.