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Bloemenbuurt-Oost

2,220 residents · postal code 3812 · Part of Soesterkwartier, Amersfoort

  • no. 11,336 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 121 of 131 in Amersfoort

Scores per pillar

Bloemenbuurt-Oost belongs to the Soesterkwartier, Amersfoort's old railway quarter. Three quarters of the workers' cottages are rented — 25 percent owner-occupied — and the socio-economic score is 3.2. Against that stands a 9.6 for amenities: everything within 500 metres, the Eemplein around the corner. The old rail workshops and the centre are walkable; nature (2.9) requires a trip. Overall: 3.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.6 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.9
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 344,000
Owner-occupied
25%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 11%25–45 32%45–65 25%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
8,552

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bloemenbuurt-Oost calculated?

Bloemenbuurt-Oost scores 3.5 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 Bloemenbuurt-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Bloemenbuurt-Oost scores 3.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.